A first approach to tourism and the tourist: beware of words and caricatures!

Christine Petr () and Nicolas Guéguen ()
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Christine Petr: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Based on an interview with a French anthropologist particularly well-skilled ontourism, this article offers a useful first glance to the beginner researcher on thephenomenon of tourism. We will essentially focus on the dangers of caricatures andsimplistic views. Thus, we will try and give a more stimulating portrait of the touristresearch than it is nowadays in France.

Keywords: Caricature; tourist; tourism; research postulates; interview with an expert; Caricatures; représentations; tourisme : méthodes de recherche (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-07-17
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Published in 4th CPTHL Symposium: Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure Research, HEC Montréal, Jul 2005, 37 p

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