Non native speaker is asking: Social climbing is used as negative and accusatory but Social mobility is good. What’s the difference ?

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Non native speaker is asking: Social climbing is used as negative and accusatory but Social mobility is good. What’s the difference ?

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Answer 1

Social climbing is a negative behavior, reflecting people behaving badly to improve their social status. Social mobility is a positive attribute of a society, allowing people to see their social status improve through good behaviors.

To clarify, taking the change you get from a cashier and put it in a charity jar, that’s a good thing. Reaching into the till to grab some of the store’s money and put it in the charity jar, that’s a bad thing.