Poverty Terms

a situation where people's needs are not met. These needs can be for food, water and shelter, but they can also be for self-esteem, companionship and happiness.

• inequality
• relative poverty
• poverty
• human poverty
• quality of life

inability to meet the basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing necessary for survival

• absolute poverty
• relative poverty
• less developed world
• quality of life
• ethnic minority

conditions of the poor that can't be measured in terms of money. For example, illiteracy, poor health, lack of security

• infrastructure
• national poverty line
• less developed world
• absolute poverty
• human poverty

when a person is unable to enjoy the normal standard of living for the society in which he or she lives. For example, in the USA, if you cannot afford a television, you would be identified as experiencing this.

• human rights

• poverty

• absolute poverty

• relative poverty

• human poverty

level of income within a specific country below which people are considered to be poor. For example, in the USA, the level of $12.00 per day is used.

• national poverty line

• shelter

• inequality

• less developed world

• resources

people who have jobs and generally work full time but cannot make enough money to pay their basic expenses, such as food and shelter

• relative poverty
• inequality
• ethnic minority
• companionship
• working poor

unable to read or write

• illiterate
• inequality
• companionship
• human rights
• relative poverty

a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself

• illiterate
• more developed world
• self-esteem
• human rights
• working poor

friendship; company

• self-esteem
• companionship
• shelter
• human rights
• development

anything that covers or protects; a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger; a house

• resources
• illiterate
• companionship
• shelter
• development