Neo-tribe theory and community experience in tourism and leisure

Kubra Asan

Chapter 4 in Handbook of Experience Science, 2024, pp 39-54 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Tourism and leisure experiences bring people together to socialize and form communities. This chapter conceptualizes member experiences within a particular interest or recreational community based on the neo-tribe theory. The neo-tribe theory is a sociological approach applied to analyzing postmodern communities. It has been applied in tourism and leisure with increasing frequency recently. In this chapter, tourist and/or participant experience is discussed within the framework of the neo-tribal approach. Neo-tribe members’ experiences are examined concerning their communicative, reflexive, emotional, and performative aspects. The chapter demonstrates the usefulness of the neo-tribe theory and its insights to tourism and leisure researchers, policymakers, and businesses.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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