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Push and pull factors
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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. Migration - Push and Pull factors Push factors may 'push' people away from a certain country while Pull factors may lure them to a certain country. This is a part of migration and one of the main reasons of it. Migration means that people move from one to an other country and the reason lies in Push and Pull factor. Those individual reasons are explained beneath. 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 * Tranquility * Peace (absence of civil strife or warfare) * Better behavior among the people (lower crime rates, less bullying, and higher moral standards) * Anti-discrimination laws * More desirable climate (more temperate) * 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 See Also
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