Poverty and Social Inequality in the Society Research

Poverty and Social Inequality in the Society
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Poverty and social inequality in the society
Poverty refers to the lack of purchasing power of an individual to acquire the necessities like clothing, food, and shelter. Absolute poverty occurs due to the inability to obtain enough resources to support a required level of physical health. Secondly, relative poverty is a result of citizens of a nation failing to afford a minimum living standard as determined by the government and afforded by a larger portion of the population (Bartle, 2013). Social inequality in the society is due to uneven distribution of opportunities to the diverse social groups within the community. A further explanation bases on the amount of income, wealth, power, race, education level and occupational prestige (Walker, 2009).
Many factors contribute to poverty and inequality in a particular society. History adds significantly to the existence of the problems; many countries were colonies, and its people were prevented from accessing resources like land, capital and education adding to the poverty levels. Political instabilities and war also contribute to poverty and i...