Pregledni rad
Emergence and Development of the Sociology of Tourism
Mirko ŠTIFANIĆ
Sažetak
The paper presents the process of emergence and
development and also the general profile of the
contemporary Sociology of Tourism concluded from
international research: 1) detailed socio-historical analysis
and evaluation of the development of this science in Europe
and USA; 2) research of theoretical basis (i. e. tourism and
socio-scientific background) of the Sociology of Tourism; 3)
research of "borderlines" between the Sociology of Tourism
and other sociological disciplines such as social psychology
and anthropology. Besides some general descriptions of the
background and development of the Sociology of Tourism,
some specific characteristics are also explained: main
authors, basic concepts, subject-matter and some elements
of institutionalization. The last part deals with the review of
Croatian Sociology of Tourism which has constantly been
developing. The author supports the multidisciplinary
approach in Tourism and thereby the sociological, which is
necessary: a) from the viewpoint of strategical development
of Croatian tourism; b) because of the fact that sociological
research of tourism is closest to the marketing conception; c)
because of the changes in the economic system of Croatia
and d) from the point of view of the Sociology of Tourism as
a special sociological discipline which contributes to the
understanding of tourism and the social context which
determines it, develops and improves it, and enables the
evaluation of its importance and consequences for other
events that are changing within the relations and process of
receptive and emitive society.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
19587
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2002.
Posjeta: 6.229 *