Poverty is the condition of not having access to material resources, income, or wealth.
Poverty is defined by deprivation, and can be measured with economic or social indicators.
Sociologists take two opposing approaches to explaining economic stratification: structural-functionalism and conflict theory.
Social exclusion occurs when individuals and communities are blocked from rights and opportunities that are available to others.
Poverty operates in a dynamic cycle, with the effects of poverty increasing the likelihood that it will be transferred between generations.
The feminization of poverty refers to the fact that women represent a disproportionate share of the world's poor.
Federal assistance is defined as any program that directly assists the public in areas, such as education, health, and public welfare.