upward mobility

English

Noun

upward mobility

1. (sociology) Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.
   • 2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, quoting Frank Levy, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “The whole notion of the American dream,” said Frank Levy, an M.I.T. economist, “described a mass upward mobility that is just a lot harder to achieve right now.”

Translations

ability to advance in society

• German: Aufwärtsmobilität f, Aufstiegsfähigkeit f
• Italian: mobilità verticale