Open AccessTOURISM AND ITS LIFE-WORLD IMPACT ON WOMEN: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY OF AGONDA
Author(s) -
Evelyn Savia Fernandes,
Sayali Gaunkar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/1010302
Subject(s) - tourism , flourishing , ethnography , entertainment , empowerment , population , local government , local community , participant observation , sociology , geography , gender studies , economic growth , political science , psychology , social science , social psychology , demography , archaeology , anthropology , law , economics
Tourism as a flourishing industry in Goa has exposed local population particularly women to many new changes in theirlifestyle,jobs,entertainment,social life,social relationships,cultural transitions,political leadership,economic stability.Agonda,a quintessential village with crystal clear beaches used to be a quiet and secluded village till the early 90's withfew tourists visiting the village, until it became a beaming tourist destination with the development of five star hotels,shacks, huts, entertainment clubs and fancy restaurants. This paper sets out to analyze the impact of tourism on localwomen in Agonda,and in doing so highlights the shift from traditional occupations to the exposure to a modernized jobmarket and the emancipation and empowerment it has brought about in the lives of local women. This study aims atlooking at the conflicting roles, inclusions and exclusions that operate in a local women's life because of the impact oftourism and looks at how the 'tourist gaze' has an impact on the lives of these women. The study is based on the livedexperiences of the local women in Agonda, and one of the researcher being a local resident of this village has usedmethods such as participant observation and case study method to collect data on the lived experiences of the localwomen and the transitions seen in the lives of these women by the local population in general.The literature will aim atdemonstrating the effects of tourism on the local woman and in doing so will bring out the changes and challenges thathave not been given importance in the life of local women.