Relative deprivation: this refers to (in resources, opportunities, material goods, etc.) that are defined by a person as unfair or unjust.

Relative deprivation means deprivation in comparison to others. A person may have resources, opportunities or material goods but still when any of them is less available than another person, then it is termed as Relative deprivation. A person feel relative deprivation is bad as other person is in a better off condition than him or her.

The changes to agriculture in the united states since 1900 is that increased mechanization has increased food production, thereby increasing the need for labor. there has been an increased need for higher speeds of food production due the fact that the population in the united states continues to rise.