Indledning
Great Britain has always been looked upon as an enduring power, but recently people have begun to question if the very idea of a united kingdom is being torn apart by inequality and social hierarchy.
The rungs on the social ladder are growing further apart, therefore, making it harder to climb and a majority of young people feel either locked out of opportunities based on their background or forced to relocate and take up unpaid internships .
Being socially mobile feels nowadays, according to Poppy Noor, a former FSM pupil, "like an exhausting, endless quest".
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Uddrag
However, there is a big difference in the difficulty in climbing such a social ladder. In Britain according to the former Labour Cabinet minister "The rungs on the social mobility ladder are growing further apart".
This statement indicates that it's become more challenging to climb the social ladder based on one's achievements.
People are more limited to the social groups to which they are born regardless of their accomplishments.
In other words, people's social position often does not change throughout their lives. That dilemma has grown more popular, and it's become a new phenomenon called "treadmill families".
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