Stella Leivadi / Andrew Yiannakis (eds.)

The Sociology of Tourism

Theoretical and Empirical Investigations
Herausgeber: Apostolopoulos, Yiorgos; Yiannakis, Andrew; Leivadi, Stella

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Produktbeschreibung

The rapid expansion of the tourism industry has provided many economic benefits and affected every facet of contemporary societies including employment, government revenue and cultural manifestations. However, tourism can also be considered a problematic phenomenon, promoting dependency, underdevelopment and adverse sociocultural effects, especially for developing countries. This pioneering work provides a comprehensive review of these complex tourism issues from a sociological perspective. Various theoretical and empirical approaches are introduced and the following issues are discussed: * identifiable and stable forms of touristic behaviour and roles * social divisions within tourism * the interdependence of tourism and social institutions * the effects of transnational tourism and commodification on the ecosystem. Featuring international contributions from nine different countries, this book brings together the most noted theoretical and empirical studies and enriches them with diverse experiences and perspectives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780415271653
• ISBN-10: 0415271657
• Artikelnr.: 22203711

Autorenporträt

Yiorgos Apostolopoulos, Stella Leivadi, Andrew Yiannakis

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Chapter 1. Reinventing the Sociology of Tourism Yiorgos
Apostolopoulos Section I - Towards a Sociological Understanding of
Contemporary Tourism Chapter 2. Representations of International Tourism in
the Social Sciences: Sun, Sex, Sights, Savings, and Servility Malcolm Crick
Chapter 3. The Sociology of Tourism: Approaches, Issues, and Findings Erik
Cohen Section II - The Tourism System and the Individual Chapter 4.
Motivation and Anticipation in Post-Industrial Tourism Giuli Liebman
Parrinello Chapter 5. A Phenomenology of Tourist Experiences Erik Cohen
Section III - Structures of Social Inequality in the Tourism System Chapter
6. Tourism, Culture, and Social Inequality John Urry Chapter 7. Gender and
Class Relations in Tourism Employment Michael Ireland Section IV - Tourism,
Underdevelopment, and Dependency Chapter 8. Tourism, Dependency, and
Development: A Mode of Analysis Stephen Britton Chapter 9. Close Encounters
of the Third World Cecilia A. Karch and Graham H.S. Dann Section V -
Tourism and Social Institutions Chapter 10. The Changing Economics of the
Tourist Industry John Urry Chapter 11. Tourism and the Family in a Rural
Cretan Community Maria Kousis Chapter 12. The Philippines: The
Politicization of Tourism Linda K. Richter Section VI - Tourism and Social
Change Chapter 13. Gender and Economic Interests in Tourism Prostitution:
The Nature, Development, and Implications of Sex Tourism in South-East Asia
C. Michael Hall Chapter 14. Interpretations of Tourism as Commodity G.
Llewellyn Watson and Joseph P. Kopachevsky Section VII - Towards a 'New'
Sociology of Tourism Chapter 15. Sociology and Tourism Graham Dann and Erik
Cohen Chapter 16. Mega-Events and Micro-Modernization: On the Sociology of
the New Urban Tourism Maurice Roche