Poverty Many citizens have become ruthless victims from poverty. Perhaps some of these people could have prevented their socioeconomic downfall by planning decisions and setting goals. There are many things that they must decide to do in order to eliminate themselves from being a victim of downward mobility. For each of their important decisions they have to set goals to reach. However, should they start falling from their socioeconomic status, they must be prepared to cope with the situations. Most theorists would agree that there are two factors that influence downward mobility. The rich and the poor.