However, the new migrants are not prepared to live in their new cultures and environments, by and large. Faced with new religious and ideological alternatives, some respond with utter confusion and uncertainty. Overpopulation in the cities results in housing shortages, inadequate sanitation, and the breakdown of infrastructure. Many who abandon their rural lifestyles end up either underemployed or jobless. Slums mushroom in urban centers.
Poverty leads to prostitution, begging, and violence.
The poor become victims of ruthless exploitation. A vast rural population. Despite rapid urbanization, there is a vast rural population in some parts of Asia. Most of these people are involved in agriculture, as big or small farm owners and as field laborers. The rural population in some Asian countries consists of a large number of tribals.