Tyrone earns an annual income of $100,000 . His friends earn between $300,000 and $500,000 a year. Tyrone feels left out because he cannot afford the kind of cars his friends drive. Tyrone is experiencing
a. objective deprivation.
b. relative deprivation.
c. regressive thoughts.
d. a feeling of being an anomaly.
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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