Push and pull factors

A push is force that moves away from you. A pull is a force that comes towards you. “A” is pushing, “B” is pulling.

An Example of push as a force would be to push on a swing. The force moves the swing in a particular direction and the harder that you push the further the swing will go. If you pull the door too hard it will slam into the wall. An example of pressure as a force is when you push down on a pile of grapes.

• Economic migration – to find work or follow a particular career path.
• Social migration – for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends.
• Political migration – to escape political persecution or war.
• Environmental – to escape natural disasters such as flooding.

Natural disasters, political revolutions, civil war, and economic stagnation are all reasons why people might want to migrate away from a certain area. Job placement, however, is an example of a “pull factor,” something that makes an individual want to migrate to a certain area.

Answer: medical / educational facilities is not a pull factor for migration.

Economic push factors tend to be the exact reversal of the pull factors: Overpopulation. Few jobs. Low wages.

Push factors are those which force a person to move. This can include drought, famine, lack of jobs, over population and civil war. Pull factors are those which encourage a person to move.

A pull factor is something concerning the country to which a person migrates. It is generally a benefit that attracts people to a certain place. Push and pull factors are usually considered as north and south poles on a magnet.

Migration increased the slum areas in cities which increase many problems such as unhygienic conditions, crime, pollution etc.

Increased housing opportunities is an example of pull factor.

Push / Pull Factor. Push factors are defined as internal motives or forces that cause tourists to seek activities to reduce their needs, while pull factors are destination generated forces and the knowledge that tourists hold about a destination (Gnoth, 1997).

The basic travel motivations can be divided into four classes: the physical motivators, the cultural motivators, the interpersonal motivators,and the status and prestige motivators. Several tourist motivations are listed in travel literature.

Thus, existing studies suggest common push factors such as escape, novelty, social interaction, and prestige. These tend to explain why tourists choose a place over another, what type of experiences they seek and the type of activities they want (Ryan, 1991).

Dann (1997:184) explains that push factors as the motive that drives a tourist away from home, while pull factors as the motives in which drive a tourist towards a destination.

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Gray’s (1979) travel-motivation theory, poses only two main motives for travel. One is the desire to go from a known to an unknown place, called in Gray’s theory “wanderlust”’. Some of the motives which determine their travel choices are recreation, pleasure, new experiences, cultural interest, shopping.

As Arthur and Rousseau (1996) suggest, the 1980s was dominated by the organisational career, but this has overwhelmingly changed worldwide. To date, researchers have focused relatively little attention on exploring whether there are gender differences in the push and pull motivations for becoming an entrepreneur.

In economics, the demand-pull theory is the theory that inflation occurs when demand for goods and services exceeds existing supplies.

The push and pull theories of motivation state that the desire for certain results comes from different directional forces, either a push or a pull towards the end goal. End goals can be both motivators and incentives. End goals can also be seen as solely a push for some and solely a pull for others.

A push-pull relationship is where one person pushes a romantic partner away, only to pull them in again after they become cold and distant. This is most commonly due to a fear of intimacy in the pusher.