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

Correct Answer:

Option A – vertical mobility

Explanation

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.