{"id":7210,"date":"2020-03-19T20:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7210"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:45:15","slug":"what-is-deprivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is DEPRIVATION?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#What_is_DEPRIVATION\" title=\"What is DEPRIVATION?\">What is DEPRIVATION?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#Relevance_Sociology_Social_Stratification_Deprivation\" title=\"Relevance: Sociology: Social Stratification: Deprivation\">Relevance: Sociology: Social Stratification: Deprivation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#Deprivation\" title=\"Deprivation:\">Deprivation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#How_it_is_different_from_Poverty\" title=\"How it is different from Poverty?\">How it is different from Poverty?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#Types_of_deprivation\" title=\"Types of deprivation:\">Types of deprivation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-deprivation\/#_Why_the_concept_of_Relative_deprivation_is_useful\" title=\"\u00a0Why the concept of Relative deprivation is useful?\">\u00a0Why the concept of Relative deprivation is useful?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_DEPRIVATION\"><\/span>What is DEPRIVATION?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relevance_Sociology_Social_Stratification_Deprivation\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Sociology: Social Stratification: Deprivation<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deprivation\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Deprivation:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cDeprivation\u201d is one of the concepts closely associated with the discussions of social inequality. Sociological analysis defines deprivation broadly as inequality of access to social goods. It includes poverty and wider forms of disadvantage<\/strong>. It refers to denial of access to resources required for self-development and fulfilment of basic necessities. Resources can be social, economic and cultural and basic necessities vary from one culture to another.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIn general, deprivation refers to a condition in which people lack what they need\u201d \u2026the lack of economic and emotional supports generally accepted as basic essentials of human experience. These include income and housing, and parental care for children,\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_different_from_Poverty\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>How it is different from Poverty?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The above mentioned definitions make it clear that some human needs such as income, care, shelter and security are very basic and their fulfillment leads to fuller and more comfortable life experience. Satisfactory fulfillment of these needs is believed to contribute to more complete Development of the individual\u2019s potential.<\/li>\n<li>Globally, poverty is more often than not, expressed in economic terms, while deprivation can have other dimensions as well. According to Pierre Bourdieu, it is lack of adequate social, cultural, symbolic and economic capital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus, deprivation is a broader phenomenon than poverty. When compared to exclusion, deprivation is of resources, exclusion is from social participation.<\/p>\n<p>One may face deprivation despite relatively good economic condition. People in war torn areas, like West Asia and some African countries, suffer from multiple deprivations in the form of non-access to health, education, sanitation, housing, etc. due to absence of a peaceful political atmosphere. In other cases, cultural norms can lead to deprivations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For example,<\/strong> in Islamic countries and many other orthodox patriarchal societies, women are not allowed to take education and other social activities. Some traditional societies like India also have rigid social stratification like caste, which also lead to multiple deprivations for those in the lower strata. Similarly, racism and ethnocentric practices also deprive one section of population from amenities of life as it is still a case in South Africa. Thus, deprivation can also be due to structural factors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_deprivation\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Types of deprivation:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Absolute Deprivation and Relative Deprivation :<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Absolute deprivation <\/strong>refers to the <strong>lack of life necessities i.e. food, water, shelter and fuel. It means the loss or absence of the means to satisfy the basic needs for survival &#8211; food, clothing and shelter. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Relative deprivation<\/strong> refers <strong>to deprivations experienced when individuals compare themselves with others.<\/strong> In this case, <strong>individuals who lack something compare themselves with those who have it, and in so doing feel a sense of deprivation.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/lecture4-aggression2946\/95\/aggression-45-728.jpg?cb=1222832044\" alt=\"Image result for relative deprivation sociology\" \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Consequently, <strong>relative deprivation not only involves comparison, it is also usually defined in subjective terms<\/strong>. <strong>The concept is intimately linked<\/strong> with that of <strong>\u201creference group\u201d<\/strong> &#8211; the group with whom the individual or set of individuals compare themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Why_the_concept_of_Relative_deprivation_is_useful\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Why the concept of Relative deprivation is useful?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image3.slideserve.com\/6163096\/relative-deprivation-theory-l.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for relative deprivation sociology\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deprivation or disadvantage is measured not by objective standards<\/strong> but <strong>by comparison with the relatively superior advantages of others, such as members of reference group with whom one desires to emulate<\/strong>. Thus, <strong>the mere millionaire can feel relatively disadvantaged among his multi-millionaire friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.slideplayer.com\/24\/6979484\/slides\/slide_7.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for relative deprivation sociology\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The concept of relative deprivation has been used in the study of social movements and revolutions<\/strong>, where it is argued that <strong>relative, not absolute deprivation is most likely to lead to pressure for change<\/strong>.<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Social stratification is an inherent character of all societies. It is historical as we find it in all societies, ancient and modern; and it is universal as it exists in simple or complex societies. The social differentiation on the basis of high and low is the historical heritage of all societies.<\/p>\n<p>These social strata and layers, divisions and subdivisions have over the time been accepted on the basis of sex and age, status and role, qualification and inefficiency, life chances and economic cum political ascription and monopolization, ritual and ceremony and on numerous other basis. It is of varied nature. 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