Jorge and Maria moved from a small city in Colombia to a large city in Texas. Jorge and Maria earn more income in the United States, but do not have transportation like the majority of their neighbors, co-workers, etc. This is an example of
A) absolute deprivation
B) cultural relativism
C) assimilation
D) relative deprivation
Answer: D
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