Testing a Model of Durkheim’s Theory of Emotional Solidarity among Residents of a Tourism Community

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 546-558

  Woosnam, Kyle M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durkheim; emotional solidarity; EQS statistical program; resident and tourist interaction; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990348406     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287510379163     Document Type: Article

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