Young women and their physical appearance on holiday

Small, J

Young women and their physical appearance on holiday

Small, J

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Publisher:: CAUTHE
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, 2010, pp. 1 - 21
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Small, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-5398	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Crispin, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Dunn, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Fishwick, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Franklin, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hanson, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Reiser, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Shipway, R	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Wells, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Baxter, C	en_US
dc.date	2011-02-08	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, 2010, pp. 1 - 21	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978 1 86295 560 8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16659
dc.description.abstract	While it is acknowledged that the tourist experience is embodied, few researchers have considered how physical appearance is experienced on holiday. The present study employed the research method, memory-work, to examine how a group of young Australian women felt about their physical appearance on holiday. The study explored whether the holiday was a site in which the women could escape the traditional feminised ideal. The findings suggested that the importance of physical appearance was related to the holiday context (destination and type of holiday) and the people in that context. The womens perceptions of themselves were formed through reflected appraisal, social comparison and feedback. It was clear that the women felt positive about their appearance when they were toned, tanned and dressed appropriately. Self esteem was lowered when women felt that they did not fit their ideal image. Most memories involved the reinforcement rather than the resistance of the dominant social message of the ideal feminised identity. The negative experiences suggest that women continue to experience inadequacy of their body especially when exposed on the beach. Despite feminist gains in other areas of womens lives, for the women in this study, the dominant image of the body is still oppressive.	en_US
dc.publisher	CAUTHE	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education annual conference	en_US
dc.title	Young women and their physical appearance on holiday	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Hobart, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Hobart	en_US
utslib.for	150606 Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience	en_US
dc.location.activity	Hobart	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
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Abstract:

While it is acknowledged that the tourist experience is embodied, few researchers have considered how physical appearance is experienced on holiday. The present study employed the research method, memory-work, to examine how a group of young Australian women felt about their physical appearance on holiday. The study explored whether the holiday was a site in which the women could escape the traditional feminised ideal. The findings suggested that the importance of physical appearance was related to the holiday context (destination and type of holiday) and the people in that context. The womens perceptions of themselves were formed through reflected appraisal, social comparison and feedback. It was clear that the women felt positive about their appearance when they were toned, tanned and dressed appropriately. Self esteem was lowered when women felt that they did not fit their ideal image. Most memories involved the reinforcement rather than the resistance of the dominant social message of the ideal feminised identity. The negative experiences suggest that women continue to experience inadequacy of their body especially when exposed on the beach. Despite feminist gains in other areas of womens lives, for the women in this study, the dominant image of the body is still oppressive.

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