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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: acculturation
Acculturation is the process through which cultures interact and absorb customs, and the entry notes that despite widespread tourism some cultural aspects remain resistant to change, with Westernization highlighted as a major example. It cites the UNWTO definition: interaction between societies or groups resulting in cultural change, typically placing greater pressure on destination residents to adopt tourists’ ways than on tourists to change. The same idea is described in some textbooks as adaptation, and the entry explains how “host adaptation” or “tourist adaptation” specifies which group changes. Anthropological studies may use “passing” to describe indigenous adoption of tourists’ values. Cross-references include tourism area life cycle and demonstration effect.
Acculturation is the process through which cultures interact and absorb customs, and the entry notes that despite widespread tourism some cultural aspects remain resistant to change, with Westernization highlighted as a major example. It cites the UNWTO definition: interaction between societies or groups resulting in cultural change, typically placing greater pressure on destination residents to adopt tourists’ ways than on tourists to change. The same idea is described in some textbooks as adaptation, and the entry explains how “host adaptation” or “tourist adaptation” specifies which group changes. Anthropological studies may use “passing” to describe indigenous adoption of tourists’ values. Cross-references include tourism area life cycle and demonstration effect.
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