_____ refers to the change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next.

• A. intragenerational mobility
• B. geographic mobility
• C. occupational mobility
• D. intergenerational mobility

Answer: (D)

Intergenerational mobility refers to changes in social class that occur from one generation to the next. It explains how the socioeconomic status of parents compares to that of their children—whether the children achieve higher status, lower status, or stay in the same class. This is distinct from intragenerational mobility, which tracks a person’s own movement through social classes over their lifetime. Geographic mobility means moving to a different place and doesn't necessarily involve changing social class. Occupational mobility deals with changes in the type of job one holds and can occur within the same generation or across generations, but the phrase that captures change across generations is intergenerational mobility.