I disagree with this concept. Many people don't end up being in the same area of ​​the social ladder as their family or they once were. I believe social mobility is the main reason why the American Dream is no longer as available as it once was. There are three different types of social mobility: intergenerational mobility, structural mobility and exchange mobility. Intergenerational mobility is defined as “the change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next” (Henslin, 237). An example of this would be if a child ends up being part of a different social class than their parents. Structural mobility is “movement up or down the social class ladder that is due more to changes in the structure of society than to the actions of individuals” (Henslin, 237). Simply put, structural mobility means that even if an individual works hard and is very intelligent, they still may not be able to move up the social class ladder. Structural mobility is a major reason why the American Dream is not achievable for all Americans