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         How is poverty interpreted by the social scientists? Explain.   Or "Since poverty has many facets, social scientists look at it through a variety of indicators." In the light of this statement  mention     any  three indicators.

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                  Following indicators are used by social scientists to look at poverty (i) Illiteracy level It is a situation where parents are unable to send their children to school. (ii) Lack of access to healthcare It is a situation in which sick people cannot afford treatment. (iii) Lack of access to drinking water It means lack of safe and clean drinking water facilities. (iv) Lack of job opportunity It means no availability of regular job opportunity. (v) Lack of general resistance It means lack of general resistance due to malnutrition. (vi) Lack of sanitation It means cleaning of our surrounding.