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Social mobility — OCR GCSE History B Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Social mobility

Definition

Movement upwards or downwards between social ranks.

Used by OCR

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OCR GCSE History B · J411

Paper 1

Revise: Society

OCR History B past papers

Exam tips

1
Use social mobility to qualify the hierarchy, not to claim that everyone had an equal chance of advancement.

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