Unit

School Of Social Sciences

Tourism in Contemporary SocietyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101275.1

Discipline: TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Student Contribution Band: 3

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Equivalent Units
EH210A - Tourism Issues and Change, H3101 - Contemporary Issues in Tourism Management

About this Unit
In 2010 this unit replaced by 101598 - Tourism in Society. This core unit for tourism studies addresses the socio-cultural aspects of tourism in a time of rapid change. It does this by broadening a student's knowledge about contemporary issues in tourism and then examining the socio-cultural implications of these issues for host communities, tourists and tourism professionals. The issues examined include tourism and globalisation, tourism and authenticity, tourism and commodity cultures, tourism and the media, tourism and visual cultures, tourism and non-western cultures.