Deprivation vs. Privation
Deprivation and privation
Real World
Genie, found in Los Angeles in 1970 having been locked in a room since birth, is a classic privation case — she never formed any attachment and showed severe, largely permanent developmental deficits despite later care.
Exam Focus
Always distinguish the two terms precisely; examiners penalise responses that conflate deprivation and privation — state which occurred and why effects differ.
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