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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > famine
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > population geography > population crises > famine
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > population crises > famine
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > population crises > famine
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > social life > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death > mass death > famine
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disasters > famine
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > disasters > famine
social science subjects > sociology > social problems > disasters > famine
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > disasters > famine
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > emergencies > disasters > famine
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > health (social problems) > famine
social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > famine
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > disaster relief > famine

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famine  

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  • Famine is a condition characterized by a drastic and widespread shortage of food, often leading to increased associated diseases and increased mortality from hunger, as well as social dislocation and disruption more generally. Whereas famines are commonly associated with death from starvation, famines are best viewed as a continuum, with mass death being the most extreme form. [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Famine]

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