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Americans expect to live in a society that provides the potential for upward mobility. To what extent do the experiences of you and your relatives support the myth that upward mobility is possible in America for anyone who makes the effort to attain it? Answer some questions that compare the careers and/or career expectations among people in your family. Then see whether other students using Reel Society and participating in this poll witnessed significant upward social mobility in their families.

1

In general, the prestige and income of my father's occupation are better than the prestige and income of my paternal grandfather's occupation.
A)yes
B)no
2

In general, the prestige and income of my mother's brother(s) occupation are better than the prestige and income of my maternal grandfather's occupation.
A)yes
B)no
C)My mother has no brother(s).
3

Do you anticipate having an occupation that has better prestige and income than the occupation of your father?
A)yes, and I am a man
B)no, and I am a man
C)I am a woman.
4

Do you anticipate having an occupation that has better prestige and income than the occupation of your mother?
A)yes, and I am a woman
B)no, and I am a woman
C)I am a man.





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