Define Relative-Deprivation Theory and Its Most Significant Contribution to Social

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Essay

Define Relative-deprivation theory and its most significant contribution to social movement theory.

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Definitions:

Debt/Equity Ratio

A metric that illustrates the division of financing between debt and equity for a company's assets.

Cost of Equity

The return a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate for the risk they undertake by investing their capital.

Cost of Debt

The effective rate that a company pays on its current debt as part of its capital structure.

Debt-Equity Ratio

The financial ratio reflects how shareholders' equity and debt equally contribute to asset financing.