What is relative deprivation?
a. when people feel deprived of having close relatives they can count on
b. when people live in poverty and feel they have no hope of improvement
c. when people feel there is an unfair discrepancy between what they have and what they expect to get
d. when some people earn relatively less than others for doing the same work
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word