The Emergence Machine

Mobility Social

abstract · Sociology · Level 9 · E10

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Emergence definition

Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups within a complex network of social relationships and power dynamics.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “mobility social” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
mobility
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Mobility SocialSocietyCommunityCooperationGroup… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesDemocracy SocL10Family SocL10Group SocL10Identity SocL10Institution SocL10Mobility SocialL9GroupL6SocietyL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    Social mobility is movement between different positions within a social group hierarchy
  • Society L8 (requires)
    Social mobility involves changes in social status and economic position within society

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