Many Gaelic speakers died in the Great Famine of the 1840s, and Gaelic was replaced by English, which was needed to achieve social mobility. |
One fairly crude estimation of social mobility can be arrived at by comparing social class of origin with that of destination. |
The Swedes have a lavish welfare state married to a healthy economy and the best social mobility in the world. |
All the evidence shows, that if you want to promote social mobility and equality of opportunity, you have to start early. |
Capitalism, after all, is meant to be a fluid system allowing for social mobility. |
The most egalitarian societies are also those with the highest level of social mobility. |