Demand Mobility

Definition of Demand Mobility

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Demand Mobility: A form of social mobility which takes place over time but which is not caused by individuals ascending or descending in class or status, but rather by changes in the occupational structure of the economy. It results from there being greater demand for some kinds of labour and a shrinking demand for others and not from the openness of the society. In a situation of high demand mobility, with little openness, one might find that workers occupy the same relative positions in social and economic position as their parents although performing quite different kinds of work. See: SOCIAL MOBILITY in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Demand Mobility: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Demand Mobility. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada