This document outlines the objectives and content of a lesson on the sociology of tourism at Bohol Island State University. It covers the social nature of travel, the effects of tourism, new travel patterns, international tourist preferences, types of tourist roles, and the concept of social tourism. The document also includes a performance task for students to reflect on their preferences as international tourists.
This document outlines the objectives and content of a lesson on the sociology of tourism at Bohol Island State University. It covers the social nature of travel, the effects of tourism, new travel patterns, international tourist preferences, types of tourist roles, and the concept of social tourism. The document also includes a performance task for students to reflect on their preferences as international tourists.
This document outlines the objectives and content of a lesson on the sociology of tourism at Bohol Island State University. It covers the social nature of travel, the effects of tourism, new travel patterns, international tourist preferences, types of tourist roles, and the concept of social tourism. The document also includes a performance task for students to reflect on their preferences as international tourists.
This document outlines the objectives and content of a lesson on the sociology of tourism at Bohol Island State University. It covers the social nature of travel, the effects of tourism, new travel patterns, international tourist preferences, types of tourist roles, and the concept of social tourism. The document also includes a performance task for students to reflect on their preferences as international tourists.
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THC 1 Macro Perspective of Tourism & Hospitality
Handout 5 The Sociology of Tourism
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
1. Describe the social nature of travel.
2. Explain the social effect of tourism. 3. Enumerate and explain the new travel pattern. 4. Discuss the preferences of the international tourist. 5. Analyse the types of tourist roles. 6. Familiar with social tourism.
Overview This handout covers the social nature of travel, social effect of tourism, the new travel pattern and preferences of the international tourist. It also deals the different types of tourist roles and social tourism.
Let’s start
Man’s desire to travel is due to his social nature. He feels more comfortable in a group tour. It enables him to develop friendships that often last for years. Travel increases his sociability and makes him more interesting to himself and to others.
Tourism is concerned with movement of and contact between people in different geographical locations. It involves the confrontation of different culture, ethics groups, lifestyles, languages and the like. The degree to which conflict occurs between host and guest upon the similarity in their standards of living, the extent to which tourists adapt to local standards. There are socioeconomic variables that affect travel. These are age, income and social status, education and life stages of the family. The growth of tourism brought about the rise of new travel patterns such as travel clubs, airline group rates and arrangement, and special interest tours. The preferences of the international tourists are divided into four classes namely: relaxation versus activity, familiarity versus novelty, dependence versus autonomy, order versus disorder.
The four types of tourist roles are the organized mass tourist, the individual mass tourist, the explorer and the drifter. The first two types are called institutionalized tourist roles because they are closely attached to the tourist establishment. The last two types the explorer and the --drifter are called non-institutionalized tourist roles because they are loosely attached to the tourist establishment.
Social tourism is a subsidized system of travel through the intervention of the government, employer or labor union to achieve social goals. The international Bureau of Social Tourism on was organized in 1963 to encourage the development of social tourism n an international scale. It promotes social tourism by building and financing tourist facilities and preserving local culture and environment.
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Performance Task
If you are an international tourist, what class of international tourist preference are you going to choose? Then, why? Discuss the disadvantages and advantages of the chosen preference. Maximum of 75 words.
