Sense of Self (Names and Dates) (CLARKE) Flashcards
(Murphy, 2001)
“They spend most of their time in the company of other backpackers at favoured places, and in unplanned groups formed along the road (Murphy, 2001)
(Desforges, 2000).
In addition, backpackers are noted to be less dependent on travel intermediaries
(Desforges, 2000).
The authenticity of places and people is a crucial part of backpacking for the development of their cultural knowledge
(Pearce & Foster, 2007).
Character-building resulting from the travel experience reinforce previous arguments of positive development
(Bell, 2002; Desforges, 2000)
These sought-after personal changes support the theory of the transformative power of international travel .
Sydney Morning Herald, July 3rd 1999, P12
“How can you find the real you when you’re talking to your parents as much as you did at home?”
Boorstin, 1964, P7
Writes of “the lost art of travel”
MacCannell, 1976
Writes of the increasingly futile search for authenticity
British WHMs in Australia: Clarke 2004
“Travel as soft and dull; travel as intense and meaningful; travellers as passive consumers; and travellers as active human beings- through the case of British WHMs in Australia.”
With strong narratives
Confident in their ability to tolerate differences and cope with change
Reskilled
Prepared for the stresses of modern life.
To temporarily escape
Elsrud T (2001)
Risk creation in traveling
“They spend most of their time in the company of other backpackers at favoured places, and in unplanned groups formed along the road
(Murphy, 2001)
In addition, backpackers are noted to be less dependent on travel intermediaries
(Desforges, 2000).
The authenticity of places and people is a crucial part of backpacking for the development of their cultural knowledge
(Desforges, 2000).
Character-building resulting from the travel experience reinforce previous arguments of positive development
(Pearce &; Foster, 2007).
These sought-after personal changes support the theory of the transformative power of international travel .
(Bell, 2002; Desforges, 2000)
