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The Rajshahi University Department of Sociology

Profile

Dr. A K M Shafiul Islam, Professor.
Co-ordinatore of this site.

Welcome to Sociology

Dr. Shafiul Islam received his BA (Hons) and MSS Degree from the Department of Sociology at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He has developed his academic career on Sociology of Ageing and his Ph.D research was on the field of Sociology of Ageing entitled “Social Aspects of Ageing in Bangladesh: A case study of Rajshahi City”. He was awarded an International Award by the International Association of Gerontology in 2004. He has contributed a lot of significant Ageing Study in the development of elderly people in Bangladesh”.

Recent Courses Taught:

Social Gerontology and Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment (Graduate and Post Graduate Level).

Selected Publications;

1. “Religious Code of Conduct and Health Status of Elderly in Muslim Family of Bangladesh”, South Asian Studies (Pakistan), International Journal of South Asian Affairs, Vol. 19 No. 1, January, 2004.

2. “Female Elderly as Family Burden: A case study of selected areas of Bangladesh”, Ageing & Society, The Indian Journal of Gerontology, Vol. XII No. III & IV, December, 2002.

3. “Elderly Women in Rajshahi City: The Invisible Population”, In K.T. Hossain, M.H. Imam and S.E. Habib (Eds), Women, Health and Poverty, Rajshahi: Higher Education Link (HEL) Programme between Sociology Department of the University of Rajshahi and Sociology Department of the University of Manchester funded by Department for International Development (DFID) managed by The British Council, March, 2003.

4. “Health Status of the Rural Elderly and Their Socio-economic Adjustment: A Study of Two Villages in Bangladesh”, South Asian Studies (Pakistan), International Journal of South Asian Affairs, Vol. 14 No. 2, July, 1997-99 (Combined).

5. “Health Hazards of the Rural Elderly in Bangladesh”, Global Ageing: Sustainable Development, International Federation on Ageing, 7th Global Conference, SAGE and IFA, Singapore, September, 2004.

6. “Changing Role and Status of the Elderly in Bangladesh”, Geriatrics Gerontology International, The 7th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology, Blackwell Publishing, Vol. 3 Supplement 1, Tokyo, Japan, November 24-28, 2003.

Research Interests:

Dr. Shafiul primary research interests the issue of ageing problems and Family Studies. Recent his work on the topic explore the causes of social exclusion and deprivation in Bangladesh. His current work focuses on Sexual Behavioral Pattern in Bangladesh. Dr. Shafiul also examines the family system, health and the poverty in Bangladesh.

Research Areas:

 01. Sociology of Ageing

02. Sociology of Development

03.Family

04. Sociology of Sexuality

 
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Dr A K M Shafiul Islam

Professor

Department of Sociology

University of Rajshahi

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