Answer the following questions in 250–300 words in APA format: What is social mobility? How does intragenerational mobility differ from intergenerational mobility?

Social mobility signifies the movement of the social status of an individual, a family, a household, or a group from one socio-economic position to another. According to several sources, the concept of social mobility was first introduced by sociologist Pitirim Sorokin in his book Social and Cultural Mobility. When we talk about social mobility, we usually mean the vertical type, in which an individual or a group moves up or down (upward and downward social mobility) from one socio-economic status to another, usually because they got a better job, or got married. There is also horizontal social mobility, in which the individual can have a change in his/her occupation and position, but not in his/her social class.
The other two types of social mobility are intragenerational and intergenerational. The main difference between the two is that intragenerational social mobility signifies the movement of the social status within the same generation, while intergenerational signifies the movement of the social status between different generations.
Intragenerational social mobility signifies the change of the person's social status, within their lifetime. For instance, in time, a woman working as a secretary may be promoted to a higher position such as an executive. Intragenerational social mobility is also present between siblings; one sibling may receive a higher socio-economic position than his/her brothers or sisters.
Intergenerational social mobility signifies the movement of the socio-economic position which varies from one generation to another. For instance, a child born in a family of farmers may receive the opportunity to pursue a higher level of education, and thus, become a doctor or an engineer. However, the child can also have a lower socio-economic position than its parents. Whether or not children will be better or worse situated than their parents depends on several social factors, such as the children's upbringing. Usually, a higher level of intergenerational social mobility means that there are more equal opportunities in the society.