Dr. Rifat Akhter
Associate Professor of Sociology
Irby Hall 306B
(501) 450-5640
Office Hours: By appointment
Educational Background
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
M.S. University of London
M.S. Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.S. Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Specialty Fields
Social Demography
Gender Studies
Globalization
Research Interests
Globalization
Gender
Development
Stratification and Social Inequality
Domestic Violence
Demography
Current Focus
Currently exploring the linkage between economic globalization, technological globalization, and nation states’ existing political, civil, and labor laws on generating informal economies (through subcontracting systems and technology) in core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral nations.