A young woman works as a security guard for several years to pay her way through university.Then she starts a new career as a software analyst.Which of the following has she experienced?

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The young woman in this scenario has experienced intragenerational mobility, which refers to the movement an individual makes up or down the social ladder within their own lifetime. Moving from working as a security guard to a software analyst is an example of upward intragenerational mobility, as she has moved to a higher-paid and more skilled occupation. None of the other options (postmodernity, intergenerational mobility, and structural mobility) are applicable to this scenario.

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