TY - JFULL AU - Md. Emaj Uddin PY - 2009/8/ TI - Family Structure between Muslim and Santal Communities in Rural Bangladesh T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 1432 EP - 1442 VL - 3 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2967 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 31, 2009 N2 - Family structure that is culturally constructed in every society is the basic unit of social structure. Purpose of the study was to compare family structure, including marriage, residence, family size, type, role sharing, authority, and communication patterns between Muslim and Santal communities in rural Bangladesh. For this we assumed that family structure with the elements was significantly different between the two communities in rural Bangladesh. In so doing, 288 active couples (145 for Muslim and 143 for Santal) selected by cluster random sampling were intensively interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire method. The results of Pearson Chi-Squire Test reveal that there were significant differences in the family structure followed by the two communities in the study area. Further cross-cultural study should be done on why family structure varies between the communities in Bangladesh. ER -