IMPACT OF RURAL-URBAN INTERACTION ON RURAL PEOPLE'S OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND LIFE-STYLE: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY IN A VILLAGE OF PATUAKHALI DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

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Mst. Shirin Sultana*
Jemima Jahan Meem

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This paper seeks a better understanding of the role of rural urban interaction on rural people's occupation and rural labor market. It also focuses on the present nature of Iife-style of rural people occurred due to rural urban interaction. By employing a general survey on different types of professional people, and conducting case studies on diversified professionals, the researchers have attempted 10 show how rural labor market is being changed and brought a change in their Iife-style. The total number of respondents for conducting survey is eighty, and eight case studies have been conducted in this study. The findings of the review indicate that increasing interaction with town plays a major role in rural labor market. Emergence of new occupations, link with urban market, service and production facilities create major change in rural economy. On the other hand, agriculture is being squeezed by non-agricultural pursuits and non-farm activities. Rural people are also changing their life-style pattern due to rural urban interaction. Developed residential facilities and infrastructural development, women empowerment, habituation to modern life, treatment facilities have signified the changes of rural culture and tradition of Bangladesh.

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Sultana*, M. S., & Meem, J. J. . (2019). IMPACT OF RURAL-URBAN INTERACTION ON RURAL PEOPLE’S OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND LIFE-STYLE: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY IN A VILLAGE OF PATUAKHALI DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH. PLAN PLUS, 9(1). Retrieved from https://planplusjournal.com/index.php/planplus/article/view/13
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Mst. Shirin Sultana*, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Jagannath University, Dhaka

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E-mail : shirin.sociology27@gmail.com