A classroom teacher is promoted to the rank of a principal. This is an example of

  • A vertical mobility
  • B lateral mobility
  • C social mobility
  • D horizontal mobility

The correct answer is A. vertical mobility

When a worker of a lower grade and status in an occupation moves to another occupation in a higher grade and status, it is vertical mobility. Just as a school lecturer becomes a college lecturer, a clerk becomes a manager, etc.

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