Question

select the correct answer.
what is social mobility?
a. movement of people from one society to another
b. movement of people within the social structures of a stratified society
c. transformation of society from one social structure to another
d. historical changes in the forms of stratification in society

Explanation:

Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals or groups within the social structures (like class, status) of a stratified society. Option A is about movement between societies, not within. Option C is about society's transformation, not individual/group movement. Option D is about changes in stratification forms, not mobility. Option B matches the definition of social mobility as movement within a society's social structure.

Answer:

B. movement of people within the social structures of a stratified society