Socio-cultural Impacts of Tourism

Positive socio- cultural impacts of Tourism

1)                  Increased support for traditional cultures and displays of ethnic identity

-Cultural activities being revived

-Renewed pride in ethinicity

2)            Revitalising of traditional arts, festivals and language

                - more regular performance or productivity promotes the maintaince of the original product.

3)            Breakdown of negative stereotypes

                - A national stereotypes idea diffused with close contact.

                - fear or disrespect changed with contact.

4)            Increased social opportunities

                - Local get mix with tourists

                - Generation gap will decreased.

5)            Non economic and social opportunities which decrease social inequality

                - Tourist add value to the  previously valueless item and conserve them for the future.

                - Tourist require services previously not required.

                - Affluence propagates more social behaviour.

6)            Increased recreational opportunities

                - Facilities built for the tourists trade provide facilities for the locals suh as water parks, parks, zoos, and gardens, convention center, food & bevarage outlet & sporting facilities.

7)            Support for medical, educational & other facilities which enhance quality of life

                - Better clinics, hospitals, medical staff

                - Educational forums, educational facilities

                - service industry development

                - provision of travel related services such as Garages, tour operators, tourist offices.

Negative Impacts Of  socio- cultural impacts of Tourisms

1)            Commoditation

                - It means the conversion of a destination cultural into a salable commodity in response to perceived or actual demands of tourists market.

                - The market value of a culture is set by and used to attract tourists through the presentation of souvenier and performances.

2)            Social Disruption

                - Changes to social relation occur when some members of families began to earn income and as a result, gain greater independence from the rest of  the family.

                - invasion of privacy is also a significant problem

                - Tourist or Leisure visitors, through ignorance or over enthusiasm may simply disrupt or get in the way of social practice.

3)            Servility effects

                - servility servant- served relationship

                - occurs most often between developed country/western tourists and underdeveloped host countries.

                - particularly evident between while tourists and black tourists.

                - associated with the dominance of western European nations over past centuries.

4)            Prostitution and Crimes

                Factors that make tourists potential crime targets

                -Highly conspicious due to race, clothing, speech, objects carried(eg: cameras, backpacks)

                - more likely to in advertently stray into unsafe areas or become lost on unfamiliar roads.

                - carrying and displaying objects of value.(eg: money, cameras, jewelleris).

5)            Demonstration effects

                - Demonstration effect occur where local people take on the habits of foreigners which are not accepted in their own society.

                - often younger members, emulate consumption habits and life of the tourists.