Answer:
Social
divisions affect politics in both negative ways and positive ways
(i) Negative Impact If we observe
social division and politics together, at first sight it would appear that the
combination of politics and social divisions is very dangerous and explosive.
Democracy involves competition among various political units or parties.
Their competition tends to divide the society. In case political parties start
competing in terms of some prevalent social differences, it can further lead to
social conflict and disintegration of society, e.g., Yugoslavia and Northern
Ireland.
In Northern Ireland, there has been a violent and bitter ethno-political
conflict for many years.
In the same way, political competition along religious and
ethnic lines led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into six independent countries.
(ii) Positive Impact Wherever social division exist, they
are reflected in politics. In democracy, it is only natural that political parties
would talk about these divisions. They make different promises to different
communities, look after due representation of various communities and make
policies to redress the grievances of the disadvantaged communities. Social
divisions also affect voting in most countries. People from one community tend
to prefer one party more
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