The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour

Download or read book The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour written by Philip L. Pearce and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Psychology of Tourist Behaviour is a seven-chapter book that describes tourists, tourism, and tourist psychology. The book particularly explores economic, geographical, anthropological, and sociological studies of tourism. Subsequent chapters look into the social role of tourist; an approach to tourist motivation; social contact between tourists and hosts; and environmental settings of tourist behavior. The book will be useful for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and relevant practitioners, and in some cases for a rather broader public in the field of social psychology.