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Mobility by Mind Map: Mobility

1. Definition : "Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society. It is a change in social status relative to one's current social location within a given society." Source : Wikipedia

2. Biology

2.1. Human mobility

2.1.1. Improving human mobiliity through biotechnology

2.2. Animal locomotion

3. Definition of mobility through biology : "Capability of movement, of being moved or of flowing freely."

4. Anthropology

4.1. Nomadism

4.2. Sedentary lifestyle

5. Literature

5.1. Physical vs. mental movements in space and time

5.2. Urban and rural spaces

6. Social mobility

6.1. Education: education is often seen as a strong driver of social mobility

6.2. Different types of social mobility

6.2.1. Absolute or relative social mobility

6.2.1.1. Absolute : "When you move up or down in absolute terms"

6.2.1.2. Relative: "How you move up or down in social position compared to the rest of society"

6.2.2. Intragenerational and intergenerational mobility

6.2.2.1. Intragenerational: "How a person moves up and down the social ladder during their life time"

6.2.2.2. Intergenerational : "Movement in social position accross generations"

7. Geographic mobility

7.1. Populations : migrations

7.1.1. Economical migrations

7.1.2. Political migrations: 25.4 million refugees globally in 2017 1.2 million refugees need resettlement right now 85% of refugees are hosted by developing countries

7.1.3. Tourism

7.1.4. Climate migrations

7.2. Goods

8. Definition :"Geographic mobility is the measure of how populations and goods move over time."