The topic of this paper is social aspects and their impact on tourism. This paper aims to explain and present different social aspects and their impact on tourism. Social aspects in the study of tourism in this paper are psychology and tourism, sociology of tourism, cultural anthropology and tourism, and economics and tourism. The increase of mobility, the development of various occupations and activities as well as the increasing availability of tourist facilities leads to the fact that tourism is becoming an integral part of the leisure of modern man. An individual needs to travel outside the place of permanent residence to gain new knowledge and experiences and achieve different needs, after which he returns to his domicile where the knowledge he has acquired and the feelings he carries within himself are reflected in his daily life and community. Man needs to make up primary and secondary needs. Tourism is one of man's secondary needs. The paper explains the basic concepts and expressions such as the definition of tourism, the concept of the tourist system, and leisure, and mobility. The first part of the paper studies the origins of tourism and its definition and presents data that briefly explain the importance of tourism and its impacts. The second part of the paper deals with social aspects and their study of the approaches they have to tourism. Travel, gaining new experiences, and experiences contribute to the return of human authenticity and belonging. Finally, a conclusion was drawn in which the importance of the influence of all individual social approaches was emphasized to facilitate the research and definition of tourism as a phenomenon in the best and best possible way. Tourism must not be viewed exclusively through economic aspects because it is primarily a social phenomenon and man is its starting point.