When Barry visited the African village, he was struck by the level of destitution; however, he was surprised to see that local people's perceptions of poverty were quite different from his. Many of the most poor people he encountered felt that they were surviving well when compared to others in their culture. What is being described?

a. subjective poverty
b. absolute poverty
c. relative poverty
d. perceived poverty


a. subjective poverty

@Subjective poverty describes people’s perceptions of poverty.

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