Crying babies on planes: Aeromobility and parenting

Small, J; Harris, C

Crying babies on planes: Aeromobility and parenting

Small, J

Harris, C

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Citation:: Annals of Tourism Research, 2014, 48 pp. 27 - 41
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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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.available	2020-05-25T19:06:05Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Tourism Research, 2014, 48 pp. 27 - 41	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0160-7383	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41173
dc.description.abstract	There is a knowledge gap concerning passenger-to-passenger interactions in mobility especially in air travel. Employing netnography and Critical Discourse Analysis, we examined the current debate on "crying babies on planes" as displayed on public online news sites and discussion boards. We also explored airlines' discourse about the issue as posted on the airlines' websites. It was clear from analysis of the public discourse that an aeroplane is not a neutral space but one in which rights and responsibilities of passengers are disputed, with parents and their children often under the disciplinary gaze of other passengers. While crying babies concern passengers, airlines, for the most part, are avoiding the issue. We examine the discursive and socio-cultural practice which surrounds the website texts. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annals of Tourism Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.annals.2014.04.009	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Crying babies on planes: Aeromobility and parenting	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	48	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.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	48	en_US

Abstract:

There is a knowledge gap concerning passenger-to-passenger interactions in mobility especially in air travel. Employing netnography and Critical Discourse Analysis, we examined the current debate on "crying babies on planes" as displayed on public online news sites and discussion boards. We also explored airlines' discourse about the issue as posted on the airlines' websites. It was clear from analysis of the public discourse that an aeroplane is not a neutral space but one in which rights and responsibilities of passengers are disputed, with parents and their children often under the disciplinary gaze of other passengers. While crying babies concern passengers, airlines, for the most part, are avoiding the issue. We examine the discursive and socio-cultural practice which surrounds the website texts. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

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