Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0847 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Absolute Poverty
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The idea
Absolute poverty is deprivation measured against a fixed standard of the resources required for survival, unchanged by what others in the society have.
In practice
A threshold based on the cost of minimum food and shelter is an absolute measure.
Where people slip
The threshold is set by a decision about what counts as minimum, so it is fixed by choice.
Your place on the trail
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