REC280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: France 24

Module 4 Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism

Description and Learning Outcomes

In module 4, you will be introduced to various cultural impacts of tourism. After successfully

completing this module, you should be able to do the following.

• Explain the nature of socio-cultural impacts of tourism

• Discuss the various positive and negative cultural impacts of tourism on destinations

• Explain the various ways in which adverse socio-cultural of tourism can be mitigated

• Tourism relies upon simultaneous production and consumption

• Implications

▪ Tourists purchase good and services

▪ Tourists and locals use the same services and facilities

▪ Tourism and locals meet purposely to exchange ideas and information

2. Definition

• Changes brought about by tourism development in the destinations’ quality of life, labour

division, value system, individual behaviour, family relationships, social organizations,

community and the adaptation to the presence and operation of the tourism sector

• Cultural impacts are changes in the set of values and norms of the local community

which simultaneously have an impact on the social relationships, art and material culture

4. Issues

• Focus of socio-cultural impacts tends to be on the host-community

• Less attention has been paid to the tourist population

• The Effects of Tourism in Mallorca - Good and Bad (YouTube)

5. Negative Socio-Cultural Impacts

• Crime — tourists can be victims of crimes