When the mayor ordered a salary increase for the city's police officers, there was a sudden loss of morale among the city's firefighters. The firefighters' sudden dissatisfaction best illustrates

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Relative deprivation refers to the feeling of being deprived of something that one believes they are entitled to when others receive it. In this case, the firefighters believed that they deserved a salary increase as well, and when the police officers received one without them, they felt a sense of deprivation which led to their dissatisfaction.

When the Mayor Ordered a Salary Increase for the City's