True or False: Intergenerational job mobility only reflects upward movement in job status, ignoring instances of downward or horizontal mobility.

The statement is false. Intergenerational job mobility looks at how people’s job status compares to their parents', which can include upward, downward, or horizontal movement. For example, if a child becomes a manager while their parent was a factory worker, that’s upward mobility. However, if the child ends up in a job that is less prestigious than their parent's, like a cashier, that would be downward mobility. So, intergenerational job mobility includes all types of changes in job status, not just upward movement.