ID 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Messiah Complex, International Volunteering, Soul Quest
21 Apr 2018
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Vanguards: younger person that is going abroad to get field skills. Pragmatists: middle aged people, goes abroad for connections and experiences. Questers: older people, more like a soul quest for a larger purpose. Ngos --> long term relationships between volunteers and host communities. Heavily depends on the company engaging on such services and activities. Commodities: products that have economic value, sold on the basis of price, no different from other commodities on the market, interchangable. Decommoditization: tourism types+tourism firlms distinguishable in terms of attributes. Host community has a voice into what kind of volunteers + projects they want in their communities. Making sense of the experience once they are back home. Social media plays a role in how volunteers remember the trip (poverty porn) Framing the world for others: social media guide. You have the responsibility of making sure what you write does not negativley reflect the place that you are in.
