Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States

-Poverty, in large measure (and according to the authors of the text), is a(n) ________ concept.
A) worthless
B) absolute
C) relative
D) irrelevant

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Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
 
-Poverty, in large measure (and according to the authors of the text), is a(n) ________ concept.
A) worthless 
B) absolute 
C) relative 
D) irrelevant

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The text indicates that poverty is largely a relative concept, as it is defined in relation to the standard of living of a particular society or group.

Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United