deprivation — ► NOUN 1) hardship resulting from the lack of basic material benefits. 2) the action of depriving or the state of being deprived … English terms dictionary
deprivation — Literally the taking away of something or the state of being dispossessed, the term is loosely used for the condition of not having something, whether or not it was previously possessed, with the implication that the person in question could… … Dictionary of sociology
deprivation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, severe ▪ relative ▪ sensory ▪ emotional ▪ economic, material … Collocations dictionary
material — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cloth ADJECTIVE ▪ coarse, rough, thick ▪ fine, silky, soft, thin ▪ woven … Collocations dictionary
deprivation — [dɛprɪ veɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 the damaging lack of basic material benefits. ↘the lack or denial of something considered essential. 2》 archaic the action of depriving someone of office … English new terms dictionary
Maternal deprivation — Mother and child The term maternal deprivation is a catch phrase summarising the early work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby on the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother (or mother substitute)[1]… … Wikipedia
Indices of deprivation 2004 — The Indices of deprivation 2004 (ID 2004) is a Deprivation index at the small area level, created by the British Department for Communities and Local Government(DCLG).It is unusual in its inclusion of a measure of geographical access as an… … Wikipedia
Social determinants of health — are the economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health. They are societal risk conditions , rather than individual risk factors that either increase or decrease the risk for a disease, for example for… … Wikipedia
Poverty — Street children sleeping in Mulberry Street – Jacob Riis photo New York, United States (1890) Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.[1] Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford … Wikipedia
Marginalization — This article is about the sociological concept. For concept in probability, see conditional probability. The homeless are often viewed as marginalized from mainstream society. In sociology, marginalisation (British/International), or… … Wikipedia
Dreiser, Theodore — ▪ American author Introduction born Aug. 27, 1871, Terre Haute, Ind., U.S. died Dec. 28, 1945, Hollywood, Calif. novelist who was the outstanding American practitioner of naturalism. He was the leading figure in a national literary movement that … Universalium