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Mobility
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I. General – II. Social Mobility – III. Recreational Mobility

I. General

Contrary to present appearances, for much of history human development was in the direction of increasing stability (settlement, social order, etc.), not mobility (from Lat. mobilis, “moveable”). Only since the French Revolution and industrialization has there been a substantial increase in mobility on many fronts, studied by various disciplines (sociology, history, economics, etc.). It…

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Grethlein, Christian and Opaschowski, Horst W., “Mobility”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_23102>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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