The article discusses the sociological interpretation of the concept of social mobility, its generality with the concept of stratification and features of individuality. The emergence of social mobility with the change of social status and social role of the individual is also emphasized. The article also briefly discusses the classification of social mobility.

Social mobility, stratification, social status, social role, social class, social hierarchy, horizontal mobility, vertical mobility, group mobility, individual mobility

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