Sasha had never thought of herself as an activist until she had a tour of the public school located in an upscale neighbourhood of her city.After seeing the state-of-the-art computer lab,she became outraged that the school her daughter attended did not even have a computer in the classrooms.Consequently,she organized a parents' group to petition the school board for funding in order to construct a computer lab in their neighbourhood public school.Which concept could be used in order to understand Sasha's actions?

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Sasha's actions can be understood through the concept of relative deprivation, which refers to the feeling of discontent or injustice that arises from the perception of disparity between one's situation and that of others, in this case, the disparity in educational resources between two schools.

Sasha Had Never Thought of Herself as an Activist Until