Meaning of push factor | Babel Free

Definitions

A factor that encourages one to leave one's current home, region, country, organization, or religion.

Examples

“The push-pull hypothesis proposes that people will voluntarily vacate old premises and seek⟳ new ones when conditions are no longer comfortable or tolerable, or when conditions in another country offer⟳ more favorable circumstances for an improved standard of living. According to Juan Gonzales (1990), immigration to America reveals both of the aforementioned push⟳ and pull⟳ factors. The push⟳ factors include⟳ economic conditions, political conditions, social conditions, overpopulation, and natural disasters. […] Political push⟳ factors include⟳ such unsettling events as rebellion, revolution, war, and seizure of the government—all of which reflect⟳ grave instability in a society.”

“The decision of whether or not to migrate⟳ is not taken lightly by any migrant. […] Factors that might force⟳ a person to leave⟳ their place⟳ of residence are called push⟳ factors, and these can be broadly divided into ‘hard push⟳ factors’ and ‘soft push⟳ factors’. Hard push⟳ factors include⟳ war, starvation and environmental catastrophes, while soft push⟳ factors persecution, poverty and social loneliness.”

“Socially discriminated entrepreneurs did not switch⟳ activity because of: / Push⟳ factor[:] Unemployment / Pull⟳ factor[:] Low Uncertainty of income […] / Traditional entrepreneurs switched activity because of: / Pull⟳ factor[:] could handle⟳ alone / Push⟳ factor[:] lack of skilled labour”

“A pull⟳ factor is a positive perception about a location that influences a person to move⟳ there. A push⟳ factor is a negative perception about a location that induces a person to move⟳ away from that location. Both push⟳ and pull⟳ factors are based on an individual's perceptions of the area. A pull⟳ factor for one person may be a push⟳ factor for another.”

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