MCAT Behavioral Sciences Question 172: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 172
7. A low-income single mother works a part-time job and lives in a small apartment in the city. When her children grow up, they take similar jobs and live in similar housing. This is an example of:
- A. upward social mobility.
- B. downward social mobility.
- C. social exclusion.
- D. social reproduction.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
In this scenario, the children remain in the same socioeconomic class as their mother, indicating a lack of social mobility, choices (A) and (B). Rather, this is an example of social reproduction, in which social inequality, especially poverty, is passed from one generation to the next.