Holiday bodies: Young women and their appearance

Small, J

Holiday bodies: Young women and their appearance

Small, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Annals of Tourism Research, 2016, 58 pp. 18 - 32
Issue Date:: 2016-05-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Small, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-5398	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Tourism Research, 2016, 58 pp. 18 - 32	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0160-7383	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121985
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. A holiday is an embodied experience yet little is known about how one's body image or physical appearance affects the experience. The study employed Memory-work to examine how young, Australian women felt about their physical appearance on holiday. The findings indicated that the women experienced their appearance through surveillance, social comparison and feedback. While most memories reflected reinforcement rather than resistance to the dominant discourse on women's appearance, experiences were contingent on the destination, type of holiday and the other people present. Viewing the body, not as static but, as "becoming" offers hope for transgression. The study contributes to the embodiment literature in examining the lived experiences of appearance in a holiday environment which is often gendered and sexualised.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annals of Tourism Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.annals.2016.01.008	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Holiday bodies: Young women and their appearance	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	58	en_US
utslib.for	1506 Tourism	en_US
utslib.for	1504 Commercial Services	en_US
utslib.for	1505 Marketing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	58	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. A holiday is an embodied experience yet little is known about how one's body image or physical appearance affects the experience. The study employed Memory-work to examine how young, Australian women felt about their physical appearance on holiday. The findings indicated that the women experienced their appearance through surveillance, social comparison and feedback. While most memories reflected reinforcement rather than resistance to the dominant discourse on women's appearance, experiences were contingent on the destination, type of holiday and the other people present. Viewing the body, not as static but, as "becoming" offers hope for transgression. The study contributes to the embodiment literature in examining the lived experiences of appearance in a holiday environment which is often gendered and sexualised.

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