Moving to a lower social class; losing wealth and status.
‘kids who are acquiring anti-business values are downwardly mobile’
‘Downwardly mobile people like myself, or college students fresh off the parental dole, often get themselves in trouble for a couple reasons.’
‘In another case, racism is articulated by downwardly mobile groups targeting nearby others.’
‘I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.’
‘The third participant was the (politically speaking) downwardly mobile Theresa May, who glories in the title of " shadow minister for families ".’
‘These results suggest that by following only intact families, the typical lifetime incidence study excludes many downwardly mobile individuals.’
‘Conversations take place between the self-composed, confident Wayne and the downwardly mobile Arnold about their lives and their relationships.’
‘The book opens with a closely observed scene in the downwardly mobile Brooklyn neighbourhood of Gowanus.’
‘Indeed, Jane and Joe Cooperative Worker are "overly educated white people who are downwardly mobile," as Lance Haver put it.’
‘By contrast, for those who are classified as immobile or downwardly mobile, the annual income bias appears to be negligible.’
‘"Downwardly mobile" is how she jokingly describes herself.’
‘One group is made up of those who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile.’
‘What could be stranger than to live the upwardly mobile life while preaching the downwardly mobile gospel?’
‘Although Veronica is blonde enough to pass for royalty at most high schools, she is downwardly mobile.’
‘Bourgeois (organic) vegetables are becoming downwardly mobile and increasingly within the reach of the proletariat.’
‘"I know there's talk about jealousy of the Indians who are upwardly mobile, but it's the downwardly mobile Indians who face the attacks."’
‘Haunting, this often hilarious and poignant book is not just the humiliation of the downwardly mobile middle-aged man, but also of the writer and his irrelevance.’
‘Downwardly mobile, despite their gentle origins, these men had limited resources and restricted access to luxurious apparel.’
‘Walker, for example, reports that approximately six of every ten SAE members between 1855 and 1914 were upwardly mobile and approximately one in every 25 were downwardly mobile.’
‘Similarly, with something like social mobility, we notice that some people improve their socio-economic position relative to their parents, others stay roughly the same, and others are downwardly mobile.’
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