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Research Journal of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka- Rohana 11, 2019

international context have also agreed upon the concept of creation of noble man
(Hemantha-Kumara, 2018b: Marasinghe, 2012; 11-19).

However, the women of Rejjipura and Badungoda villages are considered wives,
mothers, and housewives. Traditional gender norms have influenced this situation

and according to etic vision, the nature of both these villages has not changed
significantly. Many families of these villages make use of the new technical

implements given by the globalization process or else the “material side,” and the
family structures have been changed the ideological aspect of globalization march or

else the non-materialist parties are not to be witnessed that far in keeping with the

etic vision. Although the vision of subjects in these two villages is similar to
“Whenever the world changes, men too should change” opinion as far emic vision

(see Boxes) by the definition given to the tern “to change” meant to associate
material side of the globalization process more and more into their lives. Material

implements such as domestic technological items, communication devices etc. have
facilitated the household chores of these families. But still, at the division of labour

of these communities existing gender norms have not been sufficiently evolved as

per etic version.

As such, even in the deployment of global technology gender relation in the labour
types of domestic works are not reckoned as work by the etic version. It is further

confirmed that such ‘work’ should essentially be duties of women. This idea was

forwarded by R. Kurian in 1989.Although males are considered bread winners who
provide the family with economic means and who command respect as the

householders, they do not make any favourable or justifiable position in gender
relations regarding to women. As such, this creates a huge gap between the emic

vision and the etic (or the researchers) vision. Although it could be said that these
practices need to be changed progressively, the emic vision of these villagers just

take as natural conditions. They do not think such things need to be changed.

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