GEOG 3490 Lecture 12: Week 7 lec 2
9 Mar 2017
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Tourist motivations/profiles and (cid:494)new tourism(cid:495: much so-called new tourism is an expression of the new middle classes(cid:495) hegemonic struggle for cultural and class. Growth of wealth in middle class c use leisure and consumption to differentiate from rest of society. 2 habitus a ability and inclination of individuals and social classes to adopt objects and practices that differentiate from others. Don(cid:495)t reflect on consciously meaning c types of tourism we participate in carry cultural symbols and d ex: a baseball player instinctively knowing when to swing the bat and at a certain speed. Trend of wealthy parents wanting meaningful travel for their children to understand different areas of the world. Volunteer tourism motivations: volunteer in an organized way to undertake holidays that might a new petit bourgeoisie. Seek cultural capital (through alternative travel) to establish identity: focus on individualism (feel exempt from critiques of tourism because do not. Volunteer tourism as and example of new tourism.
