RELATIVE POVERTY
Hope this helps, just a clear explanation of relative poverty with criticisms and theories
- Created by: mischax
- Created on: 22-05-17 17:41
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- RELATIVE POVERTY
- DEFINITION: Measures if you can afford goods which fall within the 'normal expectation' of a society
- PROBLEM WITH DEFINITION: measure of inequality, not poverty
- E.g Is it the 'norm' to have a family care
- Can't compare poverty in different countries as the 'norm' will always be different
- PROBLEM WITH DEFINITION: measure of inequality, not poverty
- THEORIST
- TOWNSEND
- DEPRIVATION INDEX
- Asked if respondents lacked things such as: warm waterproof coat; bath/shower; cooked breakfast.
- Those who lacked 4+ items were at risk of relative poverty
- Asked if respondents lacked things such as: warm waterproof coat; bath/shower; cooked breakfast.
- DEPRIVATION INDEX
- TOWNSEND
- DEFINITION: Measures if you can afford goods which fall within the 'normal expectation' of a society
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