Island residents' identities and their support for tourism: An integration of two theories

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 675-693

  Nunkoo, Robin ^a   Gursoy, Dogan ^b   Juwaheer, Thanika Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community attitudes; Identity theory; Small island economies; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; OCCUPATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SOCIAL THEORY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77952718218     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669581003602341     Document Type: Article

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