- Takes into account the relative economic status of people in a society by looking at how income is distributed
- Those in the lowest income bracket would be considered poor in comparison to others in their society

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Ways to Look at Poverty

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A Sociology Experiment

People without the basic necessities of life: food, shelter and clothing 
- Establishes minimum income level that the government says is required to buy basic necessities
- The Poverty threshold in 2019 was $25,926 for a family of 2 adults and 2 children


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