List and analyze some of the most salient social factors of

List and analyze some of the most salient social factors of group unrest AND deviance in cities.

Solution

Some of the important social factors form group unrest are listed below.

1. Social inequality

2. Corruption

3. Inflation

4. Government apathy

If the people of the group feels that all members of the group are not being treated equal, sense of inferiority arises and the member of the group starts feeling harassed. If the same amount of resources are not available to all for exploitation, there will always be group unrest. When people are not treated equal among different sections of the society unrest happens. They can be harassed on the basis of colour, caste, ethnicity and creed.

Corrpution is also an important factor for group unrest. When there is corruption in the society people of the group feels being cheated. There is impression that they are paying more than what they should have been. The exploited lots will cause social unrest and raise awareness.

Inflation affects whole section of the society and all members of the group in a society. The rise in the expenditure on the same amount of commodities bought in a month will provoke the buyers to take action, sometimes result in social unrest. Usually when the authority is unable to control inflation and when there is apathy of the authorities towards the members of the group, the social unrest happens.