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Cosmopolitan Journey? : Difference, Distinction and Identity Work in Gap Year Travel by Helene Snee (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101409453030
ISBN-139781409453031
eBay Product ID (ePID)202548985
Product Key Features
Number of Pages230 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCosmopolitan Journey? : Difference, Distinction and Identity Work in Gap Year Travel
Publication Year2014
SubjectHuman Resources & Personnel Management, Human Geography, Globalization, Sociology / General, General, International Relations / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTravel, Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
AuthorHelene Snee
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-044003
TitleLeadingA
Table Of ContentContents: Introduction; Cultural cosmopolitanism and gap year debates; Theorising good taste and worthwhile experiences in gap year travel; Researching gap year narratives; Encountering difference: gap year narratives of people and places; A traveller not a tourist: the value of cosmopolitan experiences; Gap year identity work: doing something 'worthwhile'; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index.
SynopsisDoes travel broaden the mind? This book explores this question through an innovative sociological study of gap year travel. Taking a year out overseas between school and university is an increasingly legitimate practice for young people in the UK. But what do young people get out of gap years? A wide range of 'official' sources acknowledge gap years as a way of becoming a global citizen and more employable at the same time. Instead of automatically assuming that gap years are a 'good thing', this book critically considers how this contemporary rite of passage could contribute to the reproduction of structural disadvantage at both a national and international level in relation to young people's routes into education and employment, and representations of difference and distinction in cultural practices. The key argument running throughout the book is that well-established ways of thinking about and understanding the world are used to frame gap year experiences, including how other people and places are different; the influence of class in determining what has cultural value; and what sort of identity work is worthwhile. Gap years are located at a point where a number of fields overlap: education, employment and the consumption of leisure travel. A Cosmopolitan Journey? will therefore be of interest to students, academics and practitioners in these areas., What do young people get out of gap years? A wide range of 'official' sources acknowledge gap years as a way of becoming a global citizen and more employable at the same time. Instead of automatically assuming that gap years are a 'good thing', this book critically considers how this contemporary rite of passage could contribute to the reproduction of structural disadvantage at both a national and international level in relation to young people's routes into education and employment, and representations of difference and distinction in cultural practices.
LC Classification NumberHD5257.S64 2014
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