Chapter Questions
Explain the concept of social interaction and how it can be applied in a tourism context.
Cite two studies that suggest that the social contact between tourists and hosts from different cultures results in positive outcomes, and two others that show that the same tourist-host contact results in negative outcomes.
Describe what characterizes tourist-host contact.
Describe the common stages and assumptions of culture shock. Do you think that every traveller must experience culture shock? Give an answer illustrating the various arguments.
Give some reasons why researchers experience difficulties in measuring social contact between tourists and hosts of different cultural backgrounds.