A few agrarian societies, like the Amazon-dwelling Brazilian Indian tribe Amondava, reportedly lack diseases of affluence, which possibly is due to a recent and small shift in diet incorporating small amounts of cereals in an otherwise non-agrarian diet [ 13].
Growing up amid that lack of affluence gave young George a lifelong sympathy for underpaid workers and struggling farmers.
Initially, Rachel's interest in "Jason and Jess" reminded me of the film One Hour Photo in which the late Robin Williams plays a loner who's fixated on a family who embody the happiness and affluence he lacks.
The relevance of material affluence scale as a proxy measure of affluence is very vital, especially in developing countries where official statistics on socioeconomic indicators may be lacking.
Their plan to raise £10,000 in a single term raised eyebrows, but what the team lacked in experience and local affluence, they made up for in creativity and ambition.
Too many kids lack the educational opportunity enjoyed by the children of affluence.
Today he might well face criticism that he lacked imagination and soul, that he was a slave to an outdated aesthetic that sacrificed personal eccentricity to a collective right: the dream of demure, unsullied affluence.
He proposed in his essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality" that anyone able to help the poor should donate at least 10% of their income to relieve poverty, reasoning that, when one is already living comfortably, a further purchase to increase comfort will lack the same moral importance as saving another person's life.
Anything about affluence or lack thereof, social class, the economy, your family's financial situation or paid work you've done is fair game here.
Letitia Baldrige, the etiquette expert, vigorously disapproves of this entertainment trend, which she views as a cop-out by those who have recently attained affluence but lack the social graces to match.
Among young Japanese, the freeter phenomenon is expanding, stoked by a many things:family affluence, a lack of corporate jobs, attachment to family and home, and a generational revolt.
