According to the questions you wrote for me and all the readings I gave to you, please answer the following questions.
200 words for these following 5 questions:
1.) Contributions anthropology has made to the study of tourism
Be able to elaborate 3 contributions.
Think also about how anthropological approaches to the study of tourism areproblematic.
2.) Four factors that contribute to the social and cultural complexity of touristic encounters (oraccount for different consequences of tourism)
Be able to name all the factors and explain 3 of them.
Think about which examples from the class readings you would use to illustrate thesefactors.
3.) Authenticity
Explain in which ways Erve Chambers’ definition challenges conventional ideas ofauthenticity.
Think about how this definition can be useful in the study of tourism, and which classreadings you would use to illustrate your points.
4.) Factors that limit the effectiveness of tourism as a tool for development and povertyalleviation (4 factors)
Think about which examples from the class readings you would use to elaboratefactors.
Do not only consider the readings of week 10 but also other class readings that addressthe issue of tourism and development (e.g., Chambers’ Native Tours).
5.) Involvement of two small-scale groups in tourism, including the effects tourism has on thesegroups
Small-scale groups are, e.g.: Maasai (week 2), Embera (week 8), villagers in Ngadha onFlores, Indonesia (week 10), Cree (week 10), Mursi (week 13), Hmong in China (week13).
Think about similarities and differences between two groups in regards to how theyare involved in and affected by tourism.
700 words for this small essay
Tourism is not a “bad” thing or a “good” thing.
Think about how you would discuss this statement taken the complexities oftourism under consideration.
