Most of Cambodia’s population lives in rural areas as farmers. In the countryside, houses are made of palm leaves and bamboo and are usually built on stilts to protect them from fl oods that occur annually. A rural village is most oft en made up of a group of houses that center around a central area. The husband is the head of the family, Khmer Country Side he is responsible for providing the family’s shelter and food, while a wife controls her family’s fi nances. The Khmer wife is also considered the ethical and religious heart of her family. In the countryside, her duties include caring for children, washing clothes, cleaning the house, and growing rice. Clothing is simple and material possessions are hard to come by. Women tend to wear cott on shirts with ankle length skirts. Men and women both wear a krama, a multipurpose cott on garment. Family life in the city is quite similar. The wife may also work outside the home. In the city clothing is simple, Cambodians usually wear Western style clean nice looking clothes. Cambodian families typically have about five children.
Read More in Cambodia Insight Website on Issue 3 Page 14.
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