Soc (2008) 45:260–266 DOI 10.1007/s12115-008-9082-8 SYMPOSIUM: THE CULTURE CULT Does Anthropology Still Exist? Bryan S. Turner Published online: 9 April 2008 # Springer Science + Business Media‚ LLC 2008 Abstract In response to Roger Sandall’s critical analysis‚ the problematic notion of culture in modern anthropology is examined in terms of cultural resistance to globalization. The example of McDonaldization is taken to be a potent instance of cultural globalization. Three conditions
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Global Tourism By Kate Okoro Q) Write an essay which will critically assess the current relationship of tourism with one of the following key global issues and indicate the implications of future trends: Sex Tourism Introduction: Jafari (2003.p530) defines Sex tourism as: “Holiday making where the primary motive is to is to experience relatively short-term sexual encounters‚ it is linked to prostitution‚ here considered as a commercial and
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Impact of Recession on Indian Economy Table of Contents Reason for Recession to occur 2 Channel through which recession got transmitted to India from US 3 Effect of recession on different sectors 4 Impact on Indian Economy 6 Steps that government took to tackle recession 9 References: 11 Reason for Recession to occur What happened was this: banks
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Cultural Tourism 3 3. Where Can Cultural Tourism Be Found 3 4. Resources Required in Cultural Tourism 4 5. Businesses‚ Suppliers and Partners in Cultural Tourism 4 6. Target Audience 5 7. How it is attractive 5 8. Challenges and Issues 6 9. Possible Solutions 7 References 8 1. Introduction Cultural tourism is the topic that will be discussed on and the country of choice is Turkey. The resources‚ businesses‚ suppliers and partners that are involved with cultural tourism along with
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The world recession of 2008 to 2009 was caused ultimately by global imbalances in trade and capital flows‚ globalization of financial markets‚ the trend towards a new finance-led capitalism and the related pattern of income distribution. The effects of the recession on Africa were tremendous and are still being felt today. Africa is homeland to numerous natural resources. Contrary to this‚ it is one of poorest regions in the world constituting almost 10% of the world’s population and ravaged by high
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Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes".[1] Tourism is important and in some cases vital for many countries‚ such as France‚ Egypt‚ Greece‚ Lebanon‚ Israel‚ the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ Spain‚ Italy‚ and Thailand‚ and many island nations‚ such as Mauritius
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IMPACT OF TOURISM ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Fe Zuly 2011 Abstract Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity in 2008‚ there were over 922 million international tourist arrivals‚ with a growth of 1.9% as compared to 2007. International tourism receipts grew to US$944 billion (euro 642 billion) in 2008‚ corresponding to an increase in real terms of 18%. This paper is purposed to explain about impact of tourism including advantages and disadvantages. This impact
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Chapter 1 EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN; ITS IMPACT AND CHALLENGES IN TOURISM INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND ON EL NIDO RESORTS IN PALAWAN EL Nido during pre - Spanish time‚ has been known as "BACUIT BAY" a Center of Natural bounty of Cultural heritage surrounded by island and inlets towering limestone‚ cliffs for its uniqueness nature of bounty‚ and a paradise for all who usually experience the exquisite beauty of nature that can only be experienced Bacuit Bay‚ for its beauty Corals‚ fish
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Some people think tourism is just going to a travel agency and buying a tour to visit a place. However‚ there are more issues involved with this field than people can imagine. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) tourism represented 5% of the direct global GDS‚ offering 235 million jobs worldwide and generating more than US$ 1 billion for local communities where it is developed. It is clear‚ therefore‚ that tourism brings advantages to a country‚ but there are obviously disadvantages
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defined by the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Key concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism‚ values and ethics of sustainable tourism and the needs of sustainability in all form of tourism shall be discussed in this essay. 2.1 Sustainable Tourism Since World War II‚ tourism has developed from
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