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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from [[Latin]] paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from [[Latin]] paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : the [[state]] of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of [[money]] or [[material]] possessions | | *1 a : the [[state]] of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of [[money]] or [[material]] possessions |
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| indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the [[state]] of one with insufficient [[resources]]. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an [[absence]] of [[material]] comforts <the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers>. indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances <the indigence of her years as a graduate student>. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money <a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury>. want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure <lived in a perpetual state of want> <the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine>. | | indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the [[state]] of one with insufficient [[resources]]. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an [[absence]] of [[material]] comforts <the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers>. indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances <the indigence of her years as a graduate student>. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money <a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury>. want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure <lived in a perpetual state of want> <the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine>. |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Poverty''' is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material [[possessions]] or [[money]]. Absolute poverty or ''destitution'' refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes [[food]], [[water]], sanitation, [[clothing]], [[shelter]], health care and [[education]]. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destitute] | + | '''Poverty''' is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material [[possessions]] or [[money]]. Absolute poverty or ''destitution'' refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes [[food]], [[water]], sanitation, [[clothing]], [[shelter]], health care and [[education]]. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destitute] |
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| [[Category: Sociology]] | | [[Category: Sociology]] |