SOC 212: SEXUALITIES SPRING 2013 • T TH 12:30PM-1:45PM • 2LCC C003 Instructor: Ray Sin Teaching Assistant: Jessi Holzman Office: 4126C BSB Office: 4061 BSB Email: rsin2@uic.edu Email: jholzm2@uic.edu Office Hours: Mon 1pm-2pm Office Hours: Tues 2pm-3pm This syllabus outlines the content of this course and my expectations of you for the semester. This is a very important course resource‚ so please read through it carefully
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Culture and tourism 1. Culture and Tourism 1.1 Definition Culture comprises of “the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ objects‚ and other characteristics common to the members of a particular group or society” (1). Through culture‚ people discover their true identity‚ adapt to social norms and play a vital part in contributing to the society. Therefore‚ culture consists of several aspects of the society such as language‚ values‚ customs‚ norms‚ and so on. On the other hand‚ tourism consists of the practice
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OMAR SOUSSA Discuss the impact of tourism on destination countries and suggest ways to tackle any negative effect Introduction tourism as an economic activity is important for many countries that try to obtain a share in the 8 $ trillion industry ‚ while it can bring in wealth and economic benefits ‚ there are also some negative consequences for those nations and their regions . for both these ‚ it is important to understand the impact of tourism ( Holloway‚ and Davidson ‚2009) . The aim
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3 1 Tourism in Singapore: An Overview of Policies and Issues Brenda S.A. Yeoh‚ Tan Ern Ser‚ Jennifer Wang and Theresa Wong The management of tourism in Singapore has undergone various changes over the decades. The adoption of different policies and strategies aimed at promoting and championing tourism in Singapore has been subject to socio-economic changes on the local and global fronts. A deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to tourism development in Singapore necessitates
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SESSIONS th 19 – 20th October‚ 2012 Export Growth for Sustained Development TECHNICAL SESSION IV: SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT 2: Services Tourism and Entertainment Srilal Miththapala BSc (Eng) ;CEng; FIEE; FIH; Project Director‚ E U Switch Asia Programme Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project‚ Past President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka World Tourism Tourism is referred to by many as the world ’s largest and fastest growing industry. It accounts for over 9% of global GDP‚ and in spite
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| The importance for the Tourism and Hospitality industry to understand cultural differences. | THE 101 CROSS CULTURAL ISSUES IN TURISM AND HOSPITALITY THE 101 CROSS CULTURAL ISSUES IN TURISM AND HOSPITALITY Student Number: Unit Title: Cross Cultural issues in Tourism and Hospitality Unit Number: THE101 Due Date: Lecturer: Student Number: Unit Title: Cross Cultural issues in Tourism and Hospitality Unit Number: THE101 Due Date: Lecturer: In hospitality industry
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Tourism Planning and Development Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad Discuss the potentiality‚ effectiveness of a selected destination critically and provide the possibilities and needs of development through planning and strategic implementation in India for greater tourist interest Module Leader: Dr. S.P. Rath Tourism Planning and Development Varun Sahgal (H-18095) Submitted in fulfillment of the requirement of B.A (Hons) in Hospitality Management University Of Huddersfeild
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Cultural differences and conflicts in tourism: a case study of Dubai: Culture determines human behaviour and shows differences on how people do things and receive world. People are not consciously aware of their culture before they come across foreign culture. Foreign culture set situations where people feel uncomfortable which helps them to understand cultural differences. Elements generating cultural differences are such as language‚ religion and economics (Reisinger & Turner‚ 2003). Two
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The British Imperialism had a positive impact on India. When they had conquered India in 1858‚ India was not subjected to the influences of the western world‚ except for trade with the Greeks. THey ruled through the East India Company. The British did not do much for Indian Economy. In fact‚ taxes were raised and famine was the aftereffects of it. In the earth 19th century‚ the British encouraged agriculture‚ which decreased nomads and pastors. The British took up a logging operation that made most
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Position paper on the colonization of Sierra Leone European colonization of Sierra Leone had an overall negative impact on the state of the country‚ both economically and culturally. The first Europeans to discover the land of Sierra Leone were the Portuguese. This contact with the two nations happened in 1462 and was known to be one of the first contacts between Europeans and West Africa. Before the Portuguese discovered this land‚ Sierra Leone had a number of politically independent groups. Various
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