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The study of tourism may be approached from a variety of academic backgrounds or disciplines, each providing a valid basis for explanation and argument.
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The study of tourism may be approached from a variety of academic backgrounds or disciplines, each providing a valid basis for explanation and argument. (Sharpley 1994:1) Compare and contrast two of these approaches and referring to specific types of tourists, analyse their contribution to our understanding of their characteristics and behaviours. This essay will look at two academic approaches and discuss there similarities and differences. The two approaches chosen for this assignment are the socio-cultural approach and the economic approach. While discussing these two approaches the assignment will refer to specific types of tourists and it will analyse the contribution the tourist makes to the understanding of their characteristics and behaviours. Firstly the assignment will look at the socio-cultural approach. Socio-cultural impacts of tourism include both positive and negative outcomes. Socio-cultural problems include: overcrowding, loss of traditional and crafts, distortion of local customs, alteration of religious practices, loss of languages and loss of...
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