ISBN:
9780415109857
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (256 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Gender, Work and Tourism
DDC:
305.43
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Gender, Work and Tourism examines the central role played by women in the tourism industry. It discusses the nature of their work and the ways in which tourism creates tensions between the attitude and conduct of tourists and the beliefs and behaviour of local women. Among the areas explored are: the segmentation of tourism work in Northern Cyprus; women's and men's work in Bali and the division of social and political power; gendered tourism work in Mexico and the Philippines; material and ideological changes in sex tourism in South-East Asia and the exploitation of South-East Asian women in
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Chapter 1 Issues and theories of gender and work in tourism; Chapter 2 Gender takes a holiday Representation in holiday brochures; Chapter 3 Women's employment in UK tourism Gender roles and labour markets; Chapter 4 Chances and choices Women and tourism in Northern Cyprus; Chapter 5 Gender and tourism development in Balinese villages; Chapter 6 Gender and tourism employment in Mexico and the Philippines; Chapter 7 Tourism and prostitution in Japan
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 8 Gendered work in tourism Comparative perspectivesIndex
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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