Some people pend most of their lives living close to where they were born. What might be the reason for this? What are the advantages and disadvantages give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own experience.

Certain individuals end up spending a lot of their lives close to the

area

they were born.

This

is because some

people

have family property inheritance

while

some stay

as a result

of place attachment. These reasons have both merit and demerit. The advantage of

this

is to feel secure because that particular

area

is seen as a comfort zone.

On the other hand

,

this

can limit an individual sense of exposure which serves as a disadvantage.

Firstly

, everyone is born into a community and in one way adapt to the culture of the community in which they were born, but one reason why a person will live most of their life in the

area

of birth is for family inheritance.

This

can be a determinant for living in the

area

of birth because it is not possible to carry a landed property. Another reason is

as a result

of place attachment some

people

find it difficult to change the

environment

because they feel attached to where they were born and have been living since birth, they get married and have their children in that same

environment

. An example of

this

is the slum,

people

in

this

particular

area

find it difficult to change their

environment

.

Furthermore

, the positive side is the

area

makes

people

feel secure and protected because they are in their territory. They are most times not ready to meet new

people

in a different

environment

and do not trust them. A recent study shows that

this

helps to reduce the rate of crime in an

area

which can be very much relatable because most

people

in

such

area

were born and bred there so, it will be very easy to arrest a criminal. Despite

this

, the negative impact of

this

on the

people

is the low exposure rate which can be a hindrance as an individual progress in Life. The level of social interaction is limited. There are no new

people

with different social beliefs to interact with

therefore

, they do things in only one way

for example

, the IQ of

people

who lived most of their life in the

area

they were born in is lower than others will change the

environment

. In conclusion, some

people

spend a significant period of their lives living near the

area

they were born because they feel attached and they have property inheritance. The advantage of

this

is that there is a sense of protection

while

it could be a limitation to exposure.