Poverty Can Be Defined in Either Relative or Absolute Terms

question 23

Multiple Choice

Poverty can be defined in either relative or absolute terms.How does absolute deprivation measure poverty?

• A) by considering access to food, shelter, clothing, and medical care
• B) by comparing the poor to more affluent members of society
• C) by asking which groups within a society have power and prestige
• D) by comparing the poor to the poor of other historical periods

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Definitions:

Cotton Boom

A period of rapid growth in the cotton industry marked by an increase in cotton production, particularly in the United States during the early 19th century, largely due to the invention of the cotton gin.

Yeoman Farmers

Independent and often self-sufficient farmers who owned and cultivated their own land, typically found in America's early history.

Lowell Textile Mill

One of the early American industrial establishments in Lowell, Massachusetts, known for employing young women, known as "Lowell Girls," in the 19th century.

Waltham, Massachusetts

A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, known for its significant role in the American Industrial Revolution, particularly for the Waltham Watch Company.