upward mobility
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Across the San Gabriel Valley, the article finds a pervasive sense of economic strain and declining faith in upward mobility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The rate of upward mobility in 19th-century Europe and China was under 10%.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
There is “a generation of people whose path to upward mobility and sophistication lies in embracing this adversarial culture,” Mr. Salam says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The settlement movement’s contribution to successful assimilation and upward mobility merits the attention this book pays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The sense of upward mobility was central to the ideal of Levittown.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
