Migration

Objectives

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- To understand the concept of migration - To learn about the extent of migration in India and Tamil Nadu - To analyse the factors underlying migration

Recap

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- Change in population occurs due to births, deaths and migration. - The mobility of population in rural areas is greater than that of the urban areas. - Marriage is the major factor responsible for womens mobility in India and inTamil Nadu. - Occupation is the major factor responsiblefor male migrants in India. - The extent and nature of migration inany society is basically determined by the nature of the development process experienced by that society. - The poorer sections of the people migrate for survival, but migrants from better-off sections migrate to improve their living standards.