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MENTAL MODEL · M6023

Relative Deprivation

Relative Deprivation
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

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Relative deprivation refers to the feeling that arises when individuals or groups are unable to maintain their customary or socially advocated lifestyle, spiritual and material conditions, i.e., the dissatisfaction when people are deprived of what they believe they deserve. By assessing relative deprivation, one can compare the situation of specific individuals or groups with that of society as a whole, but overemphasis on the individual perspective can make this comparison difficult.

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Relative deprivation refers to the feeling that arises when individuals or groups are unable to maintain their customary or socially advocated lifestyle, spiritual and material conditions, i.e., the dissatisfaction when people are deprived of what they believe they deserve. By assessing relative deprivation, one can compare the situation of specific individuals or groups with that of society as a whole, but overemphasis on the individual perspective can make this comparison difficult.

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Relative deprivation: Compared with a reference group, one feels that what one deserves has not been obtained, leading to dissatisfaction, not necessarily absolute poverty.

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