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Disparity in family status attainment between the majority and minority ethnic groups in Bangladesh

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Purpose - Structural sociological framework suggests that sociopolitical and economic factors exert independent effects on variations in family status attainment (FSA) across the social/ethnic groups. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and predict how social-political-economic factors exert effects on disparity in FSA between the majority and minority ethnic groups in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach - This study used the cross-cultural survey design to analyze the research objective. In doing so, 585 men (Muslimn=150, Hindun=145, Santaln=145, and Oraonn=145) who were randomly selected through cluster sampling from the Rasulpur union of Bangladesh were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. Findings - The results of Pearson’sχ2test have shown that FSA was significantly different (p

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  • Md. Emaj Uddin, 2017. "Disparity in family status attainment between the majority and minority ethnic groups in Bangladesh," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 44(4), pages 530-546, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-07-2015-0187
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-07-2015-0187
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