Sharpley Tourism, Tourists and Society

5. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-80954-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 380 Seiten

Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies.
Thefifth editionhas been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates:

• New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences.
• New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience.
• New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics.
Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharpley, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Chapter One. Tourism: A sociological approach
Chapter Two. The Evolution of Tourism
Chapter Three. Tourism, modernity and postmodernity
Chapter Four. Tourists: Roles and typologies
Chapter Five. Tourism and tourist motivation
Chapter Six. The Consumption of Tourism
Chapter Seven. Tourism and the digital revolution
Chapter Eight. Tourism: spiritual and emotional responses
Chapter Nine. Tourism and authenticity
Chapter Ten. Tourism and development
Chapter Eleven. The tourist-host relationship
Chapter Twelve. Tourism: socio-cultural consequences
Chapter Thirteen. Postscript: tourism and society – towards the future

References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Sharpley is Professor of Tourism and Development at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. He is co-editor of the journal Tourism Planning & Development.