Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.11 Social issues

6.11.3 Poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability: culture of poverty and feminisation of poverty

Poverty is the lack of the income or capabilities needed for a minimum decent life; sociology adds that exclusion by caste, gender, place and disability decides who stays poor and who is most vulnerable to falling back.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • absolute poverty
  • relative poverty
  • poverty line
  • Tendulkar
  • Rangarajan
  • Lakdawala
  • Alagh
  • calorie norm
  • MPI
  • NITI Aayog
  • churning poor
  • social exclusion
  • Rene Lenoir
  • culture of poverty
  • Oscar Lewis
  • feminisation of poverty
  • Diana Pearce
  • SECC 2011
  • NRLM
  • Aspirational Districts

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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