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Encyclopedia > Push and pull factors

Push factors or pull factors are factors in which would make one individual want to move out of certain areas (called push factors) and factors that would make one person attracted to another area (called pull factors). Push and pull factors may vary from place to place, and may also depend on the individual's opinions. Common push factors may range from poverty, famine, bullying, discrimination, war, and even difficulty in finding courtship. Pull factors may range from high income, more food services, low crime rates, anti-discrimination laws, less bullying, and peace. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text hereBold text</nowiki>A famine is a social and economic crisis that is commonly accompanied by widespread malnutrition, starvation, epidemic and increased mortality. ... Bullying is the tormenting of others through verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle methods of coercion such as manipulation. ... This box:      Most broadly, discrimination is the discernment of qualities and rejection of subjects with undesirable qualities. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. ... This article is about discrimination in the social science sense. ...


Push Factors

A push factor is a feature or event that pushes a person away from or encourages a person to leave his or her current residence (especially the parental home), city, state or country (especially of origin); organization, or religion (especially one's original religion).


Push factors for leaving one's current residence include:

  • Family conflict (such as divorce and domestic violence) or other family worries
  • Unfavorable conditions in the current residence
  • Parental oppression
    • Unfavorable use of parental controls
    • Opposing one's parents' wishes
    • Disagreement with parental teachings or the teachings of one's parental religion
  • Unfavorable conditions or lack of services in the locality of the current residence

Push factors for leaving a city, state, or country of origin include: Parental Control panel in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. ...

  • Lack of jobs
  • High crime rate
  • Poverty
  • Unreliable food services or famine
  • Environmental problems
    • Pollution
    • Drought
    • Natural disasters
  • Overcrowding or Overpopulation
  • Fear of loss of wealth
  • Difficulty finding courtship
  • High cost of living
  • Bullying
  • Discrimination, or negative stereotyping
  • Religious or political oppression or persecution
  • Destructive, detrimental or otherwise undesirable legislature,
  • Repressive culture
  • Warfare or civil strife

Economics provide the main reason for leaving a country of origin. Environmental problems and natural disaster lead to loss of money, shelter, and employment. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Pull Factors

A pull factor is a feature or event that attracts a person to move to another area.


Pull factors include:

  • Better environmental conditions
  • More or better services in that area
    • More reliable food services (lower risk of famine)
  • Higher standards of living
  • Higher income
  • Peace (absence of civil strife or warfare)
  • Better behavior among the people (lower crime rates, less bullying, and higher moral standards)
  • Less discrimination
  • More desirable climate (warmer)
  • Better chances of finding courtship
  • Immediate distance from family problems
  • Economic stability and less risk of loss of wealth
  • Cultural diversity
  • Religious or political tolerance (living in a more liberal or less repressive state or country)
  • More comfortable housing


 

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