geographical mobility
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeographicalandmobility
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geographical
adjective
uk/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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mobility
noun[U]
uk/məʊˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/moʊˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to move freely or be ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandmobilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The reliability of records such as electoral registers can also be prejudiced by differentialgeographicalmobility.
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While middle class visiting and telephone contact has fallen, due to increasedgeographicalmobility and women's labour participation, working class contact has risen.
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Social position is also associated withgeographicalmobility.
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This illustrates the strong association between social class andgeographicalmobilitywhich is reflected, too, in the experience of wives.
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Geographicalmobilitywas not yet widespread and transportation was difficult; communities were stable and unchanging.
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The findings suggest that there was a very high level ofgeographicalmobilityamong the 1851 cohort.
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Indeed, the segmented labour market and a lack ofgeographicalmobilityseverely restrict his freedom to choose another employer.
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Thegeographicalmobilityof old men and women increased as industrialization proceeded.
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In addition, high levels ofgeographicalmobilityamong middle class older people and their families may prompt them to initiate non-kin social contacts.
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Geographicalmobilitywas the main culprit since individuals could be enumerated twice, in their place of origin and their destination.
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The availability of grandparents is also likely to be exacerbated by thegeographicalmobilityrequirement of labour markets increasingly subject to global forces.
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Participation in local politics reflects generational differences andgeographicalmobilityfactors.
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However, if migration is studied in a more dynamic way we will find a highergeographicalmobilityamong the elderly.
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These factors, especially if accentuated by low income, may result in reduced mobility and thus contact, particularly given the increasedgeographicalmobilityof kin networks.
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By nature, informing offered a short-term, unstable, existence fraught with unintended consequences for police and spies alike - thereby encouraging extraordinarygeographicalmobilityamongst informers.
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From the perspective of individual workers, the three activities were thus clearly distinguished with respect to the temporal flexibility of the work and the need forgeographicalmobility.
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Geographicalmobility, rather than social mobility itself, is often seen as the main reason for spending less time with the family, but the universality of these findings needs further investigation.
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Higher levels of educational attainment are associated with higher levels ofgeographicalmobility, so may reduce the breadth of network members that develop over time in a small community.
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