Social mobility is a figurative movement made by individuals in their status in society. My family and I, as well as everyone else, have went through social mobility. This is an example of intergenerational mobility. But my family and I have been through many more types of social mobility’s. Structural mobility, is a movement up or down the social class ladder due to changes in the structure of a society. My grandmother is a great example of this. Unfortunately, it is a negative version of what can come from structural mobility. As a child, my grandmother and her family moved to Detroit, Michigan. the neighborhood they lived in was very poverty stricken and was what we call the “projects”. Due to the bad economics being faced in her new location,
