Obesity and tourism: Rights and responsibilities

Small, J; Harris, C

Obesity and tourism: Rights and responsibilities

Small, J

Harris, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Annals of Tourism Research, 2012, 39 (2), pp. 686 - 707
Issue Date:: 2012-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Small, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-5398	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harris, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Tourism Research, 2012, 39 (2), pp. 686 - 707	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0160-7383	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18849
dc.description.abstract	Not all tourist bodies are of the slim build valorised in tourism promotional material; an increasing number are overweight or obese. The paper reports a web-based study which employed Critical Discourse Analysis to investigate the airline experiences of obese and non-obese passengers, and airline policies/guidelines for travel of obese passengers. The findings revealed that industry silence on obesity contrasted with the vocalisation of the passengers, especially non-obese passengers. Rights were contested and " fat" stigma was clearly apparent. These findings can be understood through Social Identity Theory and neo-liberalist discourse which stresses self-responsibility for fitting societal prescriptions of beauty and health/fitness. The paper concludes that an alternative discourse is required if all sized passengers are to experience social justice in tourism. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annals of Tourism Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.annals.2011.09.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Obesity and tourism: Rights and responsibilities	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	39	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	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	39	en_US

Abstract:

Not all tourist bodies are of the slim build valorised in tourism promotional material; an increasing number are overweight or obese. The paper reports a web-based study which employed Critical Discourse Analysis to investigate the airline experiences of obese and non-obese passengers, and airline policies/guidelines for travel of obese passengers. The findings revealed that industry silence on obesity contrasted with the vocalisation of the passengers, especially non-obese passengers. Rights were contested and " fat" stigma was clearly apparent. These findings can be understood through Social Identity Theory and neo-liberalist discourse which stresses self-responsibility for fitting societal prescriptions of beauty and health/fitness. The paper concludes that an alternative discourse is required if all sized passengers are to experience social justice in tourism. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

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