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First described by sociologist Peter Townsend in 1988.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding. Full definition →
First described by sociologist Peter Townsend in 1988.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.