Question

Aroon is doing fieldwork on the topic of poverty in First World nations. Because he understands the difference between absolute and relative poverty, he expects that poor people in wealthier countries will have

Answer 1

He expects that poor people in wealthier countries will have small material belongings like home appliances and other gadgets.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Relative poverty is when a family is not earning as much as a wealthy family.

• If the income of a family is less than 50% of the income of a median family, the former can be said to be relatively poor.

• But in wealthier countries, relatively poor households are also seen to have material belongings like home appliances and other gadgets, which is not usually seen in poor countries.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is material goods.
Material goods refers to the type of goods that have a physical form.
Example: Land, House, Jewelries, Cars, Clothes, Modern hardwares, etc. In wealthy countries, people use these material goods to show case their status within the society.