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downward mobility

downward mobility Downward mobility is movement to a worse social status over time.

Downward mobility is movement to a worse social status over time. In social psychology, it can also refer to beliefs that people or groups can fall on the social ladder, considered as distinct from beliefs about upward mobility.

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Drafting source: Matamoros-Lima Juan; Willis Guillermo B.; Moya Miguel. Rising and falling on the social ladder: The bidimensional social mobility beliefs scale. 2023; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0294676; article XML SHA-256 2d6b66000e106c567ab9eacf759a67448fc2bc8d14d5148a22282bb1a74b4d32. “Rising and falling on the social ladder: The bidimensional social mobility beliefs scale” (10.1371/journal.pone.0294676).
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