Tourism and the sexualisation of the gaze: Solo female tourists' experiences of gendered power, surveillance and embodiment

Leisure Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-349

  Jordan, Fiona ^a   Aitchison, Cara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Gender; Sexualisation; Surveillance; Tourism; Tourist gaze

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; SEXUALITY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 48949116304     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360802125080     Document Type: Article

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