Deviance and Risk on Holiday
An Ethnography of British Tourists in Ibiza
Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | D. Briggs | ISBN: | 9781137022400 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. Briggs |
| ISBN: | 9781137022400 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book represents the first attempt to step inside the holiday experience of young British tourists in San Antonio, Ibiza. Briggs' ethnographic study reveals the ugly truth about how and why they get involved in deviance and risk-taking when they go abroad, driven by self validation and a commodified social context.
This book represents the first attempt to step inside the holiday experience of young British tourists in San Antonio, Ibiza. Briggs' ethnographic study reveals the ugly truth about how and why they get involved in deviance and risk-taking when they go abroad, driven by self validation and a commodified social context.
