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Compare and Contrast absolute and relative approaches to the definition and measurement of poverty The term ‘Poverty’ has many definitions all of which share similar ideas, It is often defined as a “state of deprivation relative to those standards of living enjoyed by others within the same society”. Terms used to describe poverty may include; Income or consumption poverty, Human under development, Social exclusion, Ill being, Vulnerability, lack of basic needs and relative deprivation. All …

…female poverty and development across a number of variables. Conceptions of poverty are held by individuals and groups and these are institutionalised by the state. A large amount of individuals believe that poverty is a standard of living below a minimally defined level. Gellner wrote that poverty is an essentially contested concept. Poverty has many meanings and because of this definitions, measurement and explanations of poverty have much controversy and debate within the sociological analysis.