The Socio-cultural Impact of Tourism

It is often considered in relation to sociocultural impacts

• Economic benefits of tourism

• The political aspect of the tourist infrastructure

• Environmental care

• The perspective of local residents

As seen in class, whenever tourism takes place, it is a fundamental part of the tourist experience 

• Traveling comfortably and safely to the destination

• The interaction between locals and visitors

• Finding reasonably priced hotels

• Food of good quality and not very exotic

These impacts create changes affecting residents in the short run.

• Social impacts

• Economic impacts

• Cultural impacts

• Political impacts

These impacts create long term changes which affect locals’ beliefs and cultural practices:

• Social impacts

• Economic impacts

• Cultural impacts

• Political impacts

Residents’ views on tourism development and its effects on their quality of life or community well-being are subjective:

• True

• False

Beliefs and cultural practices can change in the long term due to extreme events:

• True

• False

If locals experience negative social and cultural impacts of tourism, visitors might meet hostility.

• True

• False

The Social Exchange Theory (SET) comes from the field of psychology.

• True

• False

This tool is used by many researchers for explaining residents’ reactions to tourism:

• System of Measuring Excellence for Destinations (SMED)

• Public Use Plans (PUP)

• Visitor Profile Tool (VPT)

• The Social Exchange Theory (SET)

Residents with little or no benefit will have an indifferent or negative attitude towards tourism development.

• True

• False