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Globalisation refers to a complex process of increasing interdependence, integration, and interaction among individuals, societies, cultures, and institutions around the world in the spheres of economy, culture, knowledge, technology, and politics. The impacts of globalisation especially during the last few centuries have been spread throughout the globe. Although, the implications of globalisation on the economies and international relations have been discussed widely, its impacts on the society and culture especially in the context of rural Sri Lanka have not been studied and analysed adequately. Therefore, this paper has examined the factors that have been contributed to the construction of local culture in the rural Sri Lankan society. The qualitative analysis has included theoretical explanation to the globalisation and culture which has followed with a review of literatures on the recent studies on impacts of globalisation on the local culture in the rural Sri Lankan society. The paper concludes that there are significant influences from the globalisation process to construct the local culture of rural Sri Lanka.

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While globalization has been credited with expansion of world economies, improved communication among peoples of the world with a promise of a better future with greater access to new technologies and services; globalization has also been referred to negatively for the growing inequalities both within and between countries and has been viewed by some as the pursuit of material interests by dominant states and multinational companies. The present research was conducted to examine the research problem of ways and means of globalization process has influenced rural society in Sri Lanka and the factors that have contribute to this process and in which manner the rural communities respond to this process?. The study has followed mixed research methodology which uses both qualitative and quantitative data. Primary data were collected from a sample of villagers in Kudagama village in Rathnapura district of Sri Lanka using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. The theories, concepts and recent studies that are relevant to the research problem were reviewed to place the study in a broader theoretical framework. The study found that the globalization process has made considerable impact on the society especially socially, politically and culturally. The study concluded with that the traditional rural Sri Lankan society has been considerably influenced by the globalization process.

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