upward mobility

English

Noun

upward mobility

(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, →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

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