The Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

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Dr. Myrza Rahmanita, SE, M.Sc

THE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF TOURISM

Sustainable Tourism Development should be

of benefit to the needs of local residents as well as

for the tourists themselves.

The (+) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

• On the positive side, tourism contributes to cultural revival and

reinforces preservation of heritage and tradition

• The business promotes global community as well as

international understanding and peace.


It breaks down barriers: language barriers,

sociocultural barriers, class barriers, and racial, political as well as religious barriers


It broadens educational and cultural

horizons as well as improves the feeling

of self worth by enhancing the quality of

live related to a higher level of income

and standards of living

(Goeldner, Ritchie and McIntosh, 2000;

Ritchie and Goeldner, 1994)

• May encourage attempts to keep culture and traditions alive.

• Traditional ways and goods may be restored because visitors are interested and are willing buyers of these.

• Festivals staged for visitors help to keep local cultures alive.


• Improve Globalization

A better understanding between different civilizations; Introduce the local

traditions to the world; Achieve the up-to-date theory and technology

• Boost the National Confidence

Regain the respect of many marginalized traditions; May encourage attempts to

keepculture and traditions alive; Lead many traditions to their 2nd blooming

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• On the negative side, it degrades the

community and social environment as by

commercialise culture, religion and arts.

• To some extent it could leads to the

disappearance of traditional human

environments.

The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

The (-) Socio Cultural

Impact of Tourism

• It has detrimental impacts on local cultures and customs.

• It creates conflicts and social problems in the host society such as the incidence of crime, disease, prostitution and gambling as well as threatens family structure.

(Goeldner, Ritchie and McIntosh, 2000; Hunter and Green, 1995; and Howard, Ritchie and Goeldner, 1994).

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• Damage to family structures and

subsistence food production.

• Displacement of local people

to make way for airports, resorts, nature reserves, historical and other attraction sites, and other tourism development projects.


• Encouragement of behaviors such as begging, touting, and other harassment of visitors.

• Encouragement of urbanization and emigration.

• Friction and resentment between local people and visitors because of overcrowding and lack of access for residents to recreational areas and facilities.

The (-) Socio Cultural Impact of

Tourism

“Increase in health risks through diseases such as AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, and influenza.

Open antagonism and crimes against visitors.

Increase in drug abuse and prostitution.


Commercialization of traditional welcome and hospitality customs.

Overcrowding and damage to archaeological and historical sites and monuments.

Loss of cultural identity.


To overcome the disadvantages caused by

tourism to the local society, community

involvement in tourism

planning towards sustainability should

be emphasised.

The (?) Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

See traditions in the light ofdevelopment• Keep the essence, discard the

dross• Treat cultural differences with

acceptance

The (!) of Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

The (!) of Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism

• Education- Emphasize the

importance of treasuring the heritages

- Cultivate experts, protect the historical sites with up-to-date theory

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The Socio Cultural Impact of Tourism