Discuss the relationships between tourists-hosts perceptions, and cultural subjectivity, and the consequences of stereotypes by including:
Key Concepts to apply:
1. Subjectivity of perceptions
2. Process of perception creation
3. Tourists/hosts perceptions of each other
4. attitudes stereotyping and ethnocentrism
5. perception checking for eliminating stereotypes
Main Problems to Address:
Define stereotypes and how they form
Tourism destinations draw tourists with different characteristics and from different nationalities.
Perceptions lead to stereotypes which may be positive or negative
Tourists develop perceptions about hosts develop perceptions of tourists
2. Stereotypes can be inaccurate
3. Stereotypes can be dangerous
4. Stereotypes can be helpful
5. Stereotypes can be modified and/or eliminated
Stereotypes and perceptions need to be checked for accuracy
Question:
Why and how do tourists develop and/or resort to stereotypes while traveling away from their home environment? Why are stereotypes often inaccurate? Why are stereotypes helpful? Why are stereotypes dangerous? How can we modify and/or eliminate stereotypes? Your answer must be a minimum of 700 words and maximum of 1000 words.