Answer: A - destitution...polarizing
It is not difficult to understand how destitution can have a polarizing effect between socal classes. In other words, anyone that is aware of the condition of a vast majority of people in all the planet without basic needs, even in rich countries, can easily notice the result of such inequality.
Destitution: lack of money, food, a home or possession.
Polarize: to cause people in a group to have opposing positions.