Social and Ethnic Segregation of Muslim Community in Matara District, Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Thennakoon, T.M.S.P.K.
dc.contributor.author	Gamachchige, R.N.
dc.contributor.author	Thrimawithana, R.T.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-25T06:38:30Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-25T06:38:30Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02
dc.identifier.citation	Thennakoon, T.M.S.P.K., Gamachchige, R.N., & Thrimawithana, R.T. (2017). Social and Ethnic Segregation of Muslim Community in Matara District, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Conceptions on Management and Social Sciences, 5(1), 52-55.	en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn	2357-2787
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5292
dc.description.abstract	This paper discusses the process and characteristics of social and ethnic segregation in Sri Lankan Muslim community. The research is aimed at analyzing the ethnic segregation of Muslim community in Matara district. A sample survey to investigate the segregation process and its characteristics was conducted in two DS divisions selected based on the index value and Muslim population density. The Study revealed that the causes of segregation were their higher birth rate and weak economic status which led to vertical segregation of Muslim community in Weligama and Welipitiya DS Divisions. The dissimilarity index, which is a primary statistical measurements of segregation provided evidence of a high Muslim segregation in Matara.	en_US, si_LK
dc.language.iso	en	en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher	WAIRCO Journal Publications	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Social and Ethnic segregation	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Muslims	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	dissimilarity index	en_US, si_LK
dc.subject	Matara	en_US, si_LK
dc.title	Social and Ethnic Segregation of Muslim Community in Matara District, Sri Lanka	en_US, si_LK
dc.type	Article	en_US, si_LK