America has no higher rate of social mobility than medieval England, or pre-industrial Sweden.Clark finds the numbers support this claim, which he acknowledges is unpopular with his students.
Of course he is correct for most people, the apple doesn't often fall far from the tree. The important caveat comes at the article's end:
For any one of us, there is always an exception to the rule.COTTonLINE celebrates the success of the exceptions. See the story at CBS News Sacramento.
