TOU2002 – Tourism Impacts and Sustainability Topic: Socio-Cultural impacts of tourism Tourism considered as global phenomenon which is carried out by persons itself. This naturally results in meeting of different culture‚ economy‚ progress‚ status‚ etc. round the globe. Human being considered as social animal cause’s significant social culture impact by tourism. According to Teo (1994) impacts are defined as “change in value system‚ moral‚ conduct‚ individual behaviour‚ relationship
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Contribution of Cultural Tourism in Three Asian Countries Different countries have different cultures. No matter it is a developing country or a developed country‚ it also has its own cultural characteristics to attract people from everywhere on earth to visit it. Tourists visit historical or heritage places‚ religious buildings or even performances in these countries‚ it is called “Cultural Tourism”. Cultural tourism has a great effect in the change of economic
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Cultural and Social Maldives is a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean that makes it the smallest country in the world population wise that attracts many tourists all year round. Maldives offers a wide variety of water activities such as surfboarding‚ diving and most importantly‚ snorkelling. The potential group of customers would be the younger aged tourists. Before the business expands their business there‚ they must look at a few aspects. Firstly‚ the language that is used in Maldives
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During the 1800s and early 1900s‚ a wave of imperialism swept over Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Africa. The Western nations‚ pursuing new raw materials‚ established control‚ and became very powerful. The non-Western world obtained many benefits‚ such as industrialization and public education. While imperialism proved beneficial‚ it also resulted in warfare‚ racism‚ economic discrimination‚ and slavery. Both India and sub-Saharan Africa were affected by European imperialism. Between 1750 and 1914‚ European
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trade ruined so many lives‚ especially of those who still lived in West Africa‚ the most heavily targeted region to collect slaves‚ and lost family and friends. It also left a sizable mark on West Africa’s economy‚ political system‚ and social structure. Three historians wrote of how big this mark was‚ and whether or not it was helpful or damaging to West Africa. The transatlantic slave trade definitely had a negative effect on West Africa‚ as it hindered the continent’s overall growth‚ but it was not
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Christianity and Islam are often thought to be two very different religions. However‚ there are many similarities to go with these differences. Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity share many similarities‚ but have some differences. In the following paragraphs these similarities and differences will be compared. There are many more similarities between Christianity and Islam than what the average person thinks. One for example‚ would be how the religions teach people how to treat one another
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CCOT: Song and Tang Dynasties The Song dynasty and the Tang dynasty were two very powerful dynasties that were within modern day China. The change and continuity over time in these dynasties is very interesting how this went about in China. The Tang were a very powerful group from modern day China that had massive influence on the way that the country ended up heading. The powerful Tang Empire (618-907) and the Song Dynasty (960-1279) influenced the outcome of the modern day country China more
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cultures‚ and history (Central Department of Tourism & Summer Resorts 2006). Tourism is an important industry that depends on culture and science. According to the Miriam’s Webster’s dictionary environment is defined as: the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. Tourism and the environment have a very complex and interdependent relationship. Tourism is one of the largest industries in today’s world economy and is a great source of foreign
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Reconstruction was a new era to unify and rebuild the United States. During Reconstruction the political impact was that it gave few rights to African Americans‚ the social impact was that they wanted African Americans to have a normal lifestyle‚ and the economic impact was that African Americans shouldn’t be allowed to associate with the government. The political impact on African Americans is the few rights that were given to them. During Reconstruction they issued the Reconstruction Act to divide the
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nDescribing food Describing food is not as easy as it would seem. How many ways can you say something was really tasty? Not enough to keep you interested in what you are writing. That is why we have to borrow words from other areas to describe the food and the effect it has on us. You can compare a dish to a picture‚ a sports game‚ a musical performance or give it personality. Describe its sunny or somber mood‚ shyness‚ assertiveness‚ or contradiction of flavors. Knowing the words for describing tastes and
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