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Social Mobility

Marida Bivens

The University of Phoenix

Introduction to Sociology

Katherine Temple

April 21, 2008

There are many similarities and differences between my parents, my grandparents, and I. Education, Occupation, Religion, Income, Area of residence, consumption pattern, and political are all things that differ from one generation to the next. Often you hear older people say “things aren’t like they use to be” or “back in the day”. Over the years many things have changed within the world which causes people to change some of their living and working environments.

My grandmother had graduated from high school then, later finished some college classes and began to work for the Internal Revenue Service. She was born and raised in Detroit. Where she lived until she died. She was a Christian woman. She had attended Baptist churches throughout her life, which she has passed that belief on to my mother. Her income ranged from $40,000 to $60,000.......

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