Stupidity in tourism
Pratt, Stephen, and Tolkach, Denis (2022) Stupidity in tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, 47 (1). pp. 3-16.
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Abstract
Various disciplines have called upon further exploration of stupidity. The issue is pertinent to tourism as well. Stupidity in tourism may occur due to the lack of sound judgment by those involved in tourism, and it can negatively impact tourists themselves, other people, animals, organisations, or destinations. We conceptualise various manifestations of stupidity in tourism by adapting Sternberg's Balanced Theory of Wisdom (2003) and Greenspan's Explanatory Model of Human Foolishness to an Imbalanced Theory of Stupidity (2019). We then view stupid behaviour through a framework developed by Cipolla in the book The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity. The framework places all people on two axes: losses/benefits to themselves and losses/benefits to others, thus resulting in four quadrants. This paper provides a basis for further investigation of the irrational behaviour of tourists and the impacts of circumstances on stupid behaviour.
| Item ID: | 65050 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 0250-8281 |
| Keywords: | Stupidity; foolishness; irrational behaviour; risk unawareness; tourist behaviour |
| Copyright Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2020 23:57 |
| FoR Codes: | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350806 Tourist behaviour and visitor experience @ 70% 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified @ 30% |
| SEO Codes: | 90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900302 Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism @ 100% |
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