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

This pioneering work provides a comprehensive review of complex tourism issues from a sociological perspective. It introduces various theoretical and empirical approaches and includes international contributions and diverse perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780415135085
• ISBN-10: 0415135087
• Artikelnr.: 21983427

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