Impact Of Tourism On Society And Culture

Positive Impacts It is inevitable that tourism will have a major effect on the culture and society of an area. By promoting tourism you are encouraging contact between different cultures. Indeed many people deliberately choose to experience a culture very different to their own.

Positive Impacts For many, the experience of different cultures is seen as an enriching and educating one. The benefits can be felt by the hosts and the visitors. The breaking down of prejudices as people experience other cultures and societies. This is directly linked to the fact that most prejudice is a consequence of ignorance.

Positive Impacts The strengthening of a culture as that culture becomes supported by tourism. Reduction in the dilution of culture as locals don't have to migrate to find work. The emancipation of women in the receiving culture as they witness the lives of women from western society.

Negative Impacts Cultural erosion as traditional ceremonies are performed for tourists their cultural or religious importance is diminished. Traditional industry that is very important to the culture can be forced to close as they are seen as detrimental to the tourist industry. Traditional cultures are abandoned as young people look to foreign cultures for their role models. Cultures are destroyed as drugs, child prostitution, HIV are introduced as a side effect of tourism. Locals can resent the tourists as they fail to pay local culture the necessary respect.

Activity Using Advanced Geography P , answer the following… 1.Explain the term “culture”. 2.Suggest ways in which tourism can affect the culture of a society. 3.In what ways can culture have a positive effect on tourism? 4.In what ways could societies be affected positively and negatively?