TDM 205 Final Exam Written With Accurate Answers

Psychology - correct answers The study of mental processes and behavior; an academic and applied field with the goal of understanding and explaining thoughts, emotions, and behavior -Main topics: stress, memory, creativity, aging, intelligence, etc. -Focus: INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR (one person at a time) -Questions: What triggers this reaction? Is there a scientific explanation for this behavioral response? Sociology - correct answers The study of present day human society, including the development and structure of societies, institutions with societies, and collective behavior within groups -Main topics: social and economic inequality, vulnerable populations, cultural factors -Focus: SOCIETY/CURRENT TRENDS & CONCERNS (Many people at a time) -Question: How does this issue affect society? Anthropology - correct answers The cultural, archeological, linguistic and biological study of human beings as they relate to their ancestors through time -Sometimes combined with sociology -Main topics: physical, environmental, and societal characteristics and relations, and evolutionary origins -Focus: CULTURE (PEOPLE OF YESTERDAY AND HOW IT AFFECTS PEOPLE TODAY) -Question: How does where we were impact where we are now? Pro-Poor Tourism (Soc) - correct answers -Using tourism as a deliberate and strategic tool to alleviate poverty and unlock benefits/opportunities of tourism for poor populations -Development of tourism industry to support society's poor Subsidized Tourism (Soc) - correct answers -Tourism that is fully or partially funded for populations that have limited means and would be unable to travel otherwise -To qualify, the individual must be of 'limited means' and receive subsidy of governments, unions, employers, clubs, or other associations, and must be outside of the normal place of residence New Mobilities Paradigm (Sheller & Urry) (Soc) - correct answers No such thing as "home" or "away" -People are now both home and away at the same time. -Connected to home via internet and devices -Multiple locality due to vacation homes, different residences, relatives (multi-locality) Silent Generation Travel Trends - correct answers AKA Traditionalists, Depression Generation -before 1946 -wealthiest generation due to savings, equity, and investments -Don't to waste or spend in excess -Generally conservative and conform to rules -values hard work and simplicity rather than drawing attention to themselves -distrust change and don't like to accept it -don't like to be treated as helpless or aged -would rather shop for travel through traditional means, prefer written world, would rather save up/pay cash for vacay rather than make payments Generation Z Travel Trends - correct answers -mid 2000s- today -AKA Generation 9/11, Tweens, Baby Bloomers -kidfluence travel decisions of parents -much more indoors, communicate through images, icons, and symbols -FOMO & school hack, look to just get past school rather than seek learning -want too make hobbies into careers -Never lived without smartphones, early entrance into adulthood due to exposure to mature content early on -want instant gratification/sucess, more liberal Generation Y - correct answers -AKA Millenials, iPod generation -Mid 1980s-Early 2000s -Grew up in technologically advanced and well-off situation thanks to baby boomer parents -choice, customization, scrutiny, integrity, collaboration, speed, entertainment, innovation -buys prestige items for cheap; moving away from materialism on BBs -grew up in chaotic times (911, tsunamis, recession), so came to distrust institutions, big business, gov't -Speed, autobiographers (social media), convenience, "isolated togetherness" -wants to experience local culture, have unique travel experiences -provide negative feedback online rather than directly dealing with the company; use crowd sourced reviews when making decisions (Yelp, etc.) -Cause activists: important to directly address issues they think is important -- this might affect where they travel and how they spend their $$ -Spontaneous & smart spenders (lots of info, little wallets) Generation X Travel Trends - correct answers -AKA Slackers, latch-key generation, MTV generation -Mid 1960s-early 1980s -known to be slackers, but with a high volunteer rates compared to other generation -disproportionately high amount of income to spend (richer generation) -"sunny" & satisfied with their lives -Seek safe, tried, trusted travel destinations; fans of staycations -upscale Gen X'ers: want to save for children and be able to leave behind an estate -want both luxury goods AND luxury experiences -Travel follows school schedule, closer to home, beaches, higher daily spending Baby Boomer Travel Trends - correct answers AKA the Me Generation, Sandwich Generation -