| The Sociology of Tourism: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations Contributor(s): Apostolopoulos, Yiorgos (Editor), Leivadi, Stella (Editor), Yiannakis, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415271657 ISBN-13: 9780415271653 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: The rapid expansion of the tourism industry has provided economic benefits for many and has also affected every facet of contemporary societies, for example employment, governemnt revenue and cultural manifestations. However, tourism can also be considered a problematic phenonmenon, promoting dependency, underdevelopment and adverse sociocultural effects, especially for developing countires. This Pioneering work provides a comprehensive review of these complex tourism issues from a sociological perspecitve. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 338.479 |
| LCCN: 2002401781 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Tourism (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.74" W x 8.62" (1.25 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |