Complex sentence: Fundamentally, these codes and rituals were created for negotiating ambiguous relationships between guests, hosts, citizens, and strangers--in many ways these standards for behavior informed hospitality industry best practices as we know them today.
Split into simpler sentences: Fundamentally, these codes and rituals were created for negotiating ambiguous relationships between guests, hosts, citizens, and strangers. In many ways these standards for behavior informed hospitality industry practices as we know them today.