Cultural Assimilation and Internal Changes in Diasporic Rakhain Peoples of Patuakhali District of Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22183115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Islam (0000-0003-1806-5868), Shafiqul Islam (0000-0001-9390-0734, University of Barishal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-21 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2545-420X • E-ISSN: 2545-420X |
| Publisher | Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies, Tetovo (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.58885/ijllis.v7i1.10.si |
| OpenAlex | W4403122670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The Rakhains are an ethnic group of diasporic peoples currently living in different parts of Bangladesh. Following their exodus in 1784, they formed enclaves of settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong Hill-tracts, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Barguna. This paper scrutinizes how cultural assimilation has impacted on the lifestyles of the diasporic Rakhain communities living in Patuakhali, a district in the Southern region of Bangladesh; and it also demonstrates how this assimilation has brought in internal cultural changes among the Rakhain peoples. Methods of analyses of this research include conducting interviews of Rakhain headsmen, conducting library based research and analyzing news articles and relevant audio-visual discourses. Results of data and analyses show that the Rakhain peoples have faced difficulties in retaining cultural integrity despite their deliberate attempts, and they have undergone a degree of cultural changes in the recent decades. This paper finds that unwelcoming neighborhoods, lack of education, financial insolvency and disproportionately low representation in the local government are the principal reasons behind these changes
Geography · Internal migration · Linguistics · Population · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Demography · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |