poverty and marginalization

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Poverty and Marginalization
Introduction
Poverty is a state whereby an individual lacks the usual and the socially acceptable material possessions and money. The term poverty can also be used to refer to the state of one being inferior in quality or insufficient in regards to an amount. In the modern society, poverty does not only encompass the economic deprivation situation but it can also be used to refer to the physical and emotional deprivation. In the capitalist method, the society used to function according to their merit. The degree of wealth was used as a sign of hard work and the seen as the pay of hard work. On the other hand, the poor were associated with irresponsibility, laziness and they were considered not to deserve the products that were produced by the society. In the modern society, things have changed poverty is no longer associated with laziness. In this excerpt, I will examine the concept of poverty and marginalization in details.
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