Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Corporate Welfare, Single Parent, Dysfunctional Family

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Poverty: lack of resources necessary for material well being (mostly food and water, but also housing and health care) Absolute poverty: chronic absence of the basic necessities of life, leading to hunger and physical deprivation. Relative poverty: deficiency in material and economic resources compared with other populations. International measures of poverty: world bank sets a poverty threshold" of per day to compare poverty in most developing worlds. 2. 8 million (half the worlds population) survive on less than per day, and 1/5 of the world have per day. Who (world health organization): is based on household"s ability to meet the minimum calorie requirements of its members. Household is considered poor if it cannot meet 80% of the minimum caloric requirements. In poverty countries; a household is considered poor if their household income is less than 50% of the median household income in that country.

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