What are the social effects of globalisation?
… technical class” (Anon, 2000). Civil war continued after Pol Pot’s forced exile by invading Vietnamese forces in 1979. In 1998, with Pol Pot’s death and the forming of a coalition government, “relative peace” returned throughout Cambodia. In speaking to Khmers in various locations in Cambodia the vast majority of Khmers have “lost” at least one close relative, either as a direct or indirect consequence of Pol Pot’s reign. The true figure of Khmers killed or “missing” is unsurmountable. Over the last twenty-three years Cambodia has undergone rapid change and experienced major growth and change – mainly as a direct result of globalisation with foreign investors, Aid and various industries (Nishigaya, nd). To establish if westernisation has affected Cambodian wedding ceremonies “traditional” weddings require exploration and definition. Marriages where arranged by the male’s family. Anon (2002) describes that the “courtship” commences with 1three meetings at the girl’s parent’s home be
