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1. Social Mobility

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   A recurring observation in comparative sociology is the Fluidity Paradox: societies that outwardly celebrate mobility often exhibit lower realized mobility rates than those with more rigid, openly hierarchical structures. This is often theorized to result from the "overcompensation mechanism," where societies deeply concerned with appearing fair expend excessive cognitive effort on [performative egalitarianism](/entries/performative-egalit…