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Sociocultural Factors: Lifestyle And Sociocultural Changes In The Maldives

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Sociocultural Factors
Lifestyle & Socialcultural Changes
Maldives islands locate between the trade route of the Indian Ocean. As a result of tourism, the flow of people and their cultures around the world have come in contact with these islands, had left a big impact on the Maldives lifestyle and sociocultural:
• Because of the genes passed on by other regions such as genes of Arabians, Asians and Africans, the shapes of Maldivian people can be different depend on the island they live.
• The mother language of Maldives is Dhivehi.
• Maldivian beliefs have been very much based on Islam religion and superstition. Although Islam religion dominates in matter of faith, but effect of the supernatural matter still gains a major role in most communities.
The mixing of variant cultures can be seen in the Maldivian traditional arts:
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However, from the environmental changes in Maldives, impacts of tourism are starting to become negative influences:

• According to Kundur & Murthy, 2013 and Cooper et al, 2008, the increasing number of tourists is leading more new resorts and complexes are being built. This is the reason to the removal of trees and other vegetation. Besides, some of exotic plants which are imported to make the resort more attractive, might force out and prevent local plants from growing.

• Population of islands is about doubled during high season, by the number of visitors, leading to strain on the environment or destruction of natural resources in future.

• Coral reefs are in danger because tourist’s activities such as swimming and diving which have risks to take the coral as a souvenir. White beaches and turquoise water in Maldives are also attract so many tourists each year but as coral formations, they might be altered or spoilt by the visitors.

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