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  1. Sociology of Tourism

    The sociology of tourism studies tourists' relationships, roles, and motivations and the ongoing exchange among tourists, institutions, and host communities. Tourism cannot be treated in isolation since it embodies all tourism practices in a system they operate in. ... She argued that tourism is a "total social phenomenon" which ...

  2. Tourism

    tourism, the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services.As such, tourism is a product of modern social arrangements, beginning in western Europe in the 17th century, although it has antecedents in Classical antiquity.. Tourism is distinguished from exploration in that tourists ...

  3. CXC CSEC Social Studies exam guide

    CXC CSEC Social Studies Exam Guide: OPTIONS. Section C3: Tourism. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES. The students should be able to: CONTENT. UNIFYING CONCEPTS. 1. Define and use correctly the following major terms and concepts associated with tourism as listed in content (1); Definition of the following concepts:

  4. PDF Chapter One Introducing Sociology of Tourism

    tourism studies and issues. 2 • enable students to analyze the impact of tourism on the social, political, environmental and cultural aspects of communities Therefore, to understand the meaning and subject matter of sociology of tourism, le t we start from the definition of tourism and related concepts. The Derivation of Definitions

  5. A review of research into social tourism: Launching the Annals of

    Whilst there are different definitions of social tourism (Minnaert et al., ... Whilst many studies in social tourism have dwelt on the difficult personal and situational characteristics of beneficiaries, and positive outcomes linked to social and health policy issues, the connections between tourism policy and social tourism have been lacking. ...

  6. The Sociology of Tourism: Approaches, Issues, and Findings

    The main body of the paper discusses the four principal issue areas in the field: (a) the tourist-his motiva- tions, attitudes, reactions, and roles; (b) the relations and perceptions of tourists. and locals; (c) the structure of the tourist system; and (d) the socioeconomic and. sociocultural impact of tourism.

  7. Tourism Studies and the Social Sciences

    Abstract. Based upon a social science approach to understanding the significance of tourism in contemporary society, Andrew Holden's fascinating book highlights tourism as a multidisciplinary area ...

  8. Tourist Studies: Sage Journals

    Tourist Studies is a multi-disciplinary journal providing a platform for the development of critical perspectives on the nature of tourism as a social phenomenon. The journal examines the relationship between tourism and related fields of social inquiry. Tourism and tourist styles consumption are not only emblematic of many features of contemporary social change, such as mobility, restlessness ...

  9. Social Tourism

    Social tourism refers to initiatives aimed to include groups that would otherwise be excluded from tourism. As a field of study, its origins date back to the 1950s: one of the earliest definitions refers to social tourism as "the relationships and phenomena in the field of tourism resulting from participation in travel by economically weak or otherwise disadvantaged elements in society ...

  10. Sociology, tourism

    Sociology of tourism and immaturity. That any sociology of tourism may be far from mature can be due to at least four principal reasons. First, there is a prevailing uncertainty as to which mainstream branch of sociology the underdeveloped field of tourism should be treated ( leisure, migration, the family, religion, mobilities, etc.).

  11. What is social tourism?

    This article examines the definitions and implementations of the concept of 'social tourism' that are in use in Europe today. Examples show that the concept has been implemented in many different ways to suit national contexts and that the justifications and goals of social tourism can differ greatly. The question arises how one can define ...

  12. Social tourism: research advances, but stasis in policy. Bridging the

    Whilst the definition of social tourism presented here is not universally accepted, it does have many of the elements that are shared by other researchers working in this field. ... only very little research - along with some grey literature (e.g. assessment studies of specific social tourism programmes such as those managed by Imserso and ...

  13. Social tourism: global challenges and approaches

    Social tourism - the practice of offering programmes, events and activities to enable disadvantaged population groups to enjoy tourism - is of increasing interest to academia. Beginning with an introduction to the social tourism concept, its relevance and target groups, this book then provides reflections about emerging topics case studies of ...

  14. (PDF) Current Issues in Tourism What is social tourism?

    Definitions and interpretations. The earliest definition of social tourism by Hunzicker (1951) describes social tourism as. 'the relationships and phenomena in the field of tourism resulting ...

  15. Toward a Sociology of International Tourism

    seem to have neglected the study of tourism as a social phe-nomenon.2 Here I should like to propose a general theoretical approach to the phenomenon of international tourism, one which includes a typology of tourists on the basis of their relationship to both the tourist business establishment and the host country. Varieties of Tourist Experience

  16. (PDF) Social Tourism, Its Clients and Perspectives

    The paper also proposes a definition of social tourism that can effectively set social tourism apart from other forms of tourism and defines the added social benefits. ... The article studies ...

  17. Role of Tourism in Sustainable Development

    Studies of the social impacts of tourism have documented experiences of discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, race, sex, and national identity. The sustainability of tourism as an economic sector has been examined in terms of its vulnerability to civil conflict, economic shocks, natural disasters, and public health pandemics.

  18. Critical tourism studies

    "Critical tourism studies" is a term with no accepted definition. Broadly, it encompasses a range of perspectives and approaches committed to social, political, and cultural critique that regard tourism analysis as an ethical and political project dedicated to creating conditions of equality, sustainability , and human freedom.

  19. Anthropological contributions to tourism studies

    Tourism is a fluid and complex set of phenomena not reducible to one dimension. Tourism cannot be approached from one disciplinary perspective only. Territory determines and is determined by social space and various types of capitals. Anthropological studies suggest alternative tourism developments.

  20. CSEC SOCIAL STUDIES BROAD TOPICS REVISION(Tourism)

    Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIiSpGZTlixVW0JjEBfvQwThis is an educational channel for students doing their CSEC Social Studies exams. This c...

  21. Glossary of tourism terms

    Tourism is a social, ... Economic impact studies aim to quantify economic benefits, that is, the net increase in the wealth of residents resulting from tourism, measured in monetary terms, over and above the levels that would prevail in its absence. ... Tourism consumption has the same formal definition as tourism expenditure. Nevertheless, the ...

  22. Tourism Definitions

    TOURISM: Definitions, Concepts and Terms: Tourism: The entire activity that deals with tourists. The business of attracting and taking care of tourists. Tourist: Anyone travelling to a destination, staying at least 24 hours (overnight) but less than 1 year. Reasons include recreation, holiday, health, sport, religion, family reasons, or a delegate at a conference.

  23. Sustainable tourism

    Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries and an important source of foreign exchange and employment, while being closely linked to the social, economic, and environmental well-being of many countries, especially developing countries. Maritime or ocean-related tourism, as well as coastal tourism, are for example vital sectors of the economy in small island developing States ...

  24. Full article: Contextualising Antarctic tourism diversification

    Methods. A content analysis of policy documents was conducted to determine how Antarctic tourism diversification has been discussed. This method allows for systematic organisation and pattern finding, Footnote 61 similarly employed in past tourism studies, for instance, to track the evolution of sustainable tourism discourse in policy documents Footnote 62 or to understand policy development ...

  25. Male Sex Workers as Situational Entrepreneurs: Exploring the

    Sex tourism on its own is very complex and has been defined as tourism for which the main motivation or at least part of the main aim of the trip is to consummate or engage in commercial sexual relations, usually by people from rich countries to developing countries (Omondi, 2003; Ryan and Hall, 2001).Kong (2009) also acknowledges the difficulty in defining sex tourism emanating from its ...