Sociology of Tourism

Sociology of Tourism

Taylor & Francis

The Sociology of TourismTheoretical and Empirical Investigations\nAuthor(s): Yiorgos Apostolopoulos, Stella Leivadi, Andrew Yiannakis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415135085, 978-0415135085\nSynopsis\nThe 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.\n\nThis 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:\n\n* identifiable and stable forms of touristic behaviour and roles\n* social divisions within tourism\n* the interdependen.

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