Routledge Handbook of Social Psychology of Tourism

1. Psychology, Sociology, and Social Psychology

2. The Relationship between Tourism and Sociology, Psychology and Social Psychology

3. The Effects of Tourism: Economic, Environmental, Social, Cultural, Social Psychological

4. Tourism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Personal Contact: Gordon Allport´s Contributions to Tourism Research

5. Mere Exposure Effect and Tourism Relationship

6. Social Exchange Theory and Tourism

7. Social Representation Theory and Tourism

8. Travel Career Pattern Theory of Motivation

9. Social Comparison Theory and Tourism

10. Hotel CSR May Not Always Lead to Positive Outcomes: The Role of Attributions about Motives Behind CSR Initiatives

11. Attitudes in Tourism and Traveling as a Tool/Instrument for Attitude Change

12. Explaining Intergroup and Intragroup Dynamics in Tourism: A Social Identity Approach

13. Travel and Transformation: An Examination of Tourists’ Attitude Changes

14. Does Tourism Impact on Prejudice, Discrimination, Assimilation, Genocide, Segregation, Integration?

15. Re-examining the Tourism and Peace Nexus: A Social Network Theory Perspective

16. What Influences Attitude Change? Tourist Satisfaction, Motivation, Personality, Tolerance Level, Contact Situation (Level, Type, Frequency)

17. Social/Cultural Distance and Its Reflections on Tourism

18. Inbound Tourism and Alteration in Social Culture, Norms, and Community Attitudes in the Tourism Industry: The South Asian Experiences

19. Culture Shock Experiences of Tourists: A Transformative Perspective

20. Tourist-to-Tourist Interaction (TTI): A Social Distance Perspective

21. Value Typology in the Context of the Tourism Sector

22. Impact of Overtourism on Residents

23. The Dyadic Influence of Personal and Cultural Factors on Tourism and Hospitality

24. Social-Psychological Issues in Tourism Business

25. Attitudes and Behaviors of Tourism Employees at Work and among Co-workers

26. Attitudes (Stereotype and Prejudice) of Local People towards Seasonal Tourism Workers

27. Social-Psychological Background of Discrimination and Its Reflections on Tourism,

Conclusions: Tourism and Social Psychology

The impacts of tourism, an increasingly crucial area of study amongst researchers, are primarily investigated through economic, socio-cultural or environmental perspectives. The social psychological effects of tourism have not been adequately researched despite often being much more important for many destinations, especially where conflicts among different stakeholders exist. This book investigates the social psychological effects of tourism within the scope of social psychology theory.

 

This book introduces the concept of social psychology, as distinct from psychology and sociology, and its relationship to tourism, examines tourism within various theoretical frameworks, e.g. career ladder theory and Maslow’s 7 hierarchy, explores the ways in which tourism changes attitudes and finally investigates social psychological issues in tourism business.

 

It is an important resource for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and relevant practitioners in the field of tourism, and in some cases for a broader public in the field of social psychology.

 

Editor(s)

 

Dogan Gursoy, PhD is the Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University in the School of Hospitality Business Management and the editor of the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management. He is also the recipient of the 2021 ICHRIE Lifetime Research Achievement Award and the 2019 University of Delaware’s Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award.

 

Sedat Çelik, PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management at Sirnak University, Turkey. He completed his doctorate at Akdeniz University. His research interests are destination, tourism management, organizational behavior and the social psychology of tourism. He is referee for many important journals. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Issues (JOHTI).