Many Indians have become victims of poverty. Some of these people could have prevented their socioeconomic downfall by planning decisions and setting goals. There are many things that they must decide to do in order to eliminate themselves from being a victim of downward mobility.
For each of their important decisions they have to set goals to reach. However, should they start falling from their socioeconomic status; they must be prepared to cope with the situations. Most theorists would agree that there are two factors that influence downward mobility. The rich and the poor.
As one moves from one class to another there are a number of changes that take place. Some can be large and some can be small. People would think that small changes would not be as significant as large changes. The real truth is that people do not realize that the little small changes add up to equal a large change. Changes lay the foundation for which type of person will belong to a certain social stratification. Anytime a change occurs one must beware that they might be entering into a crisis.
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Crisis management
What the word crisis is trying to say is that it is a dangerous situation where there is opportunity at the same time. People who are in a crisis must evaluate their situational priorities and the available opportunities. Luck plays a major part in capitalism. The more often one examines their situation, they are more likely to improve their personal gain.
When opportunity arises, one must be prepared to adjusting their behavior accordingly. With preparedness, one needs to invest time. Those who take the time to be prepared will be empowered to advance in society instead of stagnate and also . increase their social stratification. There is much opportunity in our society. Most of the opportunity is hidden, or one might be informally excluded from it.
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However, opportunity can be minimized or enhanced. The more opportunity one can distinguish will only improve the amount of influence of what is done in the future. People who have become victims of poverty also suffer from learned helplessness. For instance, if an individual’s employment is terminated, one would take the first job opportunity that came their way and make less money. Wealth, power, and prestige are three factors that can be termed a hierarchy that has a drastic effect on mobility.
Hierarchy
The term hierarchy sounds great in which one automatically gains wealth, power, and prestige. Consequently, majorities of people are not born into this hierarchy. Assuming that a person is not born into this hierarchy, how can one acquire the wealth, power, and prestige?
Role of society
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Society shapes the poverty class into the slum of the earth by applying labels to disadvantaged people. Wealth, power, and prestige are desires of most every ne. If people want to void this trend, they should work on their social character. Likewise, it will include them into the world of the informally excluded. With this in mind, one should remember these words from Irv Risch, “Men of genius are admired; men of wealth are envied; men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted”.