In its most general and wide use, Polarization refers to the action and result of polarizing or polarizing.
Action and effect of polarizing: inclination towards one extreme or pole
It is a concept that can be used in various fields and that always consists of the inclination towards the extremes or the poles.
Applications in various fields, physical, chemical, social, political ...
Meanwhile, by polarizing, at the behest of physics, one may refer, on the one hand, to the modification of the light waves by means of a polarizer, so that they begin to propagate in a single plane and, on the other hand, in the batteries. electrical power, will involve a decrease in the current produced by increasing the resistance of the circuit, by depositing a layer of hydrogen on one of the electrodes.
And the other use of the term allows to indicate that process through which in a set originally without differences, distinctive features are established that will determine the appearance of two or more mutually exclusive zones that are called poles.
Polarization classes
There are several types of polarizations, including: chemical polarization (there is a change in the characteristics of an electrochemical cell as a consequence of its use), the electrical polarization (it turns out to be the vector field that expresses the density of the dipole electric moments that remain or are induced in a dielectric material), the social polarization (also known as class struggle, consists of the theory that explains the existence of social conflicts as a result of a central conflict or the own antagonism between the diverse interests of the social classes), the political polarization (In politics, this is the process by which public opinion will be divided into totally opposite extremes.
Likewise, it refers to those extreme factions within a political group that gain space or support within it; a consequence of this scenario is that moderate voices lose strength or internal influence), chemical polarization (the ease with which it is possible to distort the electron density of an atom or a molecule) and the electromagnetic polarization (It is a phenomenon that occurs in electromagnetic waves, such as light, by which the electric field will oscillate only in a certain plane, designated as the plane of polarization).
Use in politics and society
At the social and political level, it is a concept that is used a lot, and its applications are worth exploring in depth.
In the social sphere, polarization implies the reduction or directly the disappearance of the middle class from society, leaving the community composed of two social extremes, the rich and the poor, that is, the upper class and the lower class, the middle remains disfigured and gone as we said.
Unfortunately, this is a reality in many nations, and its main negative consequence is the impossibility of social mobility and many economic problems for the lower sector, which has a hard time surviving and maintaining wages that are generally very low.
On the other hand, in politics, polarization is configured through the existence of two very opposed political options, diametrically different.
Meanwhile, those who represent each option play with that politically, that is, when it comes to campaigning in the face of a legislative or presidential lesson, they will differentiate themselves from the opposition candidate, marking those substantial differences that separate them and that make them so different and representative. of two such different realities whether one wins or the other wins. In other words, if candidate A wins, it will be one country, while if candidate B wins, it will be another absolutely different one.
Generally, this type of political campaign in which the polarization between candidates commands is usually very violent and conflictive verbally, conflict and discussion are always present and proposals are usually put aside, in order to show these substantial differences. This does not add to the quality of leaders since the discussions end up being superfluous and no substantive policies are discussed to improve the country.
The electorate is dizzy with marking differences in style, personal, in the way of doing politics, but very seldom are forceful work programs presented that allow the electorate to choose between two government options and not between two political personalities.
