Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores the roles that control, abuse, bullying and family violence can play within the tourism system. While it is generally understood that such behaviours are significant issues in society, the correlation between these types of behaviour and tourism has not been assessed in scholarly circles. The volume sets out to explain each of these behaviours within tourism industries using autoethnography as its method. This book reveals the heightened risk of family violence during family events, sporting events and in the tourism system, and explains that risks continue and can even increase after separating from a perpetrator of family violence. This is an important and under-researched area in the tourism and events literature and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in these fields, as well as family violence, social work, health and law.
You can see the author's blog post about her work here: https://channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/the-dark-side-of-family-tourism/
Trade ReviewThis is a deeply personal and haunting account of the effects of family violence in tourism. It provides much needed insights, taking a child-centric approach, into the underbelly of the tourism industry. A must read for any researcher trying to shatter the illusion of the benign nature of tourism and happy family holidays. * Heike Schänzel, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand *
This highly original study looks at the rarely examined impact of marital pathology on family tourist behaviour. The author vividly narrates how it felt on a daily basis to live under the same roof as a violent man, and the game-playing intimidation he put on her movements, particularly during holidays. * Tony Seaton, University of Luton, UK *
This book outlines how bullying, control, abuse and family violence can impact the tourism system. This is especially important for tourism managers to have awareness of so that proper systems can be considered to support staff who might be facing any of these issues. * Alastair M. Morrison, University of Greenwich, UK *
Table of ContentsTables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Overview
Overture
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Tourism System
Chapter 3: Control, Abuse and Family Violence
Chapter 4: Tourism Industries
Chapter 5: Employment Law Impacts on Tourism Industries
Chapter 6: Abuse and Bullying in Tourism Industries
Chapter 7: Family Violence Spikes around Major Events
Chapter 8: Family Violence at the Tourism Destination
Chapter 9: Equal Shared Parental Responsibility
Chapter 10: Journeys on Transit Routes with Family Violence
Chapter 11: The Tourism Generating Region: Living with Abuse
Chapter 12: The Tourist
Chapter 13: Family Violence and Visiting Friends and Relatives Travel
Chapter 14: The Great Escape
Chapter 15: Conclusion
Epilogue
References
Index
