Social Mobility Among United States Immigrants: A Psychology of Working Perspective

“Social Mobility Among United States Immigrants: A Psychology of Working Perspective,” authors Yeonwoo Choi, Ryan D. Duffy, Taewon Kim, Brittany Bridges, Gianella Perez, Haram J. Kim, Junsang Park, and Matthew Steranka, developed a study focused on immigrants’ experiences of social mobility and how their experiences relate to their work experiences. Immigrants who experience downward mobility socially are less likely to feel free in their decisions to make career choices, obtain decent work, and meet their needs at work compared to other groups. The results of this study emphasize the importance of the marginalization of immigrants in the United States understanding their shared experiences of downward social mobility. Copyright: 2025

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• Compare the subjective social mobility of United States immigrants, before and after immigration.
• Analyze the conceptualization and theoretical framework of subjective social mobility of U.S. immigrants.
• Summarize the study conducted, the methodology, and results regarding the social mobility of U.S. immigrants.
• Recognize the limitations of the study, implications for practice, advocacy, education and training, and research.

Yeonwoo Choi, Ryan D. Duffy, Taewon Kim, Brittany Bridges, Gianella Perez, Haram J. Kim, Junsang Park, and Matthew Steranka, University of Florida

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