Geographical isolation is common for middle-class families who move based on occupational opportunities while family branches "retain [their] basic independence."

He produced theories with many applications within social phenomena, including upward mobility, occupational opportunity, heterogeneity, and how population structures can influence human behavior.

This was because many of the church's offspring sought occupational opportunities in areas other than farming.

The industrialization of the area beginning in 1995 created a wide range of occupational opportunities for people.

Poverty was perpetuated in Dublin by the lack of occupational opportunities for unskilled workers.

His duties will include the integrating of players into pro football, working with them in occupational opportunities and furthering their educational development.

It also includes a restaurant, plant nursery and conference facility at the same location, all providing occupational opportunities for people with learning difficulties.

Men and women therefore need to be guaranteed equal access to training and occupational retraining opportunities.

Throughout the testing process Birkman developed his assessment as a self-report questionnaire eliciting responses about perception of self, social context, and occupational opportunities.