Tourism, Tourists and Society

ISBN-13: 9781138629493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 372 str.

Richard Sharpley

Opis

Tourism, Tourists and Society 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.Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.