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Created on: 14-04-15 15:49

What is the diference between absolute and relative poverty?

absolute poverty- is when they have very little food, clean water and are poor quality of life, living on less than 1.25 Relative poverty- lacking of food, nutriton,access to water and vunerable ilness.

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Lack of income

how much money you have, only afford cheap foods, un- healthy and impacting on health. no luxurys

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Material deprevation

not having access to goods and services, eg educational help

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Lack of status

Feeling like you are discriminated again or excluded because of who or where you are eg they way people look at you, eg gypsies

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Physical well being

lacking of decent level of health, being to sick to work therefore leaving loosing out on money to pay for medicience

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Vunerability

being exposed to dnagers or situation outside of your control

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lack of empowerment

lacking hope and feeling powerless and excluded with little control over the decisions that affects your day to day life.

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Why can child poverty be a problem in all our societies?

Poverty Trap? - Fatalism and lack of support, lack of opportunity, poor quality life compared to others, and a shorter life expectancy. Social barriers and division

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Measures of poverty

Poverty lines (absolute and relative) HPI (Human Poverty Index) - (HPI-1 and HPI-2)

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Indicators of Poverty

GDP and GNP - Gross Domestic/National Product

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Lack of income

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how much money you have, only afford cheap foods, un- healthy and impacting on health. no luxurys

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Material deprevation

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Lack of status

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Physical well being

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