Personal and societal attitudes to disability

Daruwalla, P; Darcy, S

Personal and societal attitudes to disability

Daruwalla, P Darcy, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Annals of Tourism Research, 2005, 32 (3), pp. 549 - 570
Issue Date:: 2005-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Daruwalla, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Darcy, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-2566	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Tourism Research, 2005, 32 (3), pp. 549 - 570	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0160-7383	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5306
dc.description.abstract	The research addresses theoretical and conceptual frameworks dealing with the formation and change of attitudes, cognitive dissonance, positive and negative prejudice, the concept of "spread", overt and covert attitudes and their formation, and the nexus between attitudes and behavior toward disability. Two attitude scales - the interaction with disabled persons and the scale of attitudes toward disabled persons - are reviewed and results of two studies are presented. Major findings are that it is easier to change societal attitudes than personal attitudes. Additionally, the use of contact with a person with a disability was more efficacious in changing attitudes than only information provision. Implications for the practice of hospitality and tourism management service provision are discussed. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annals of Tourism Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.annals.2004.10.008	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	en_US
dc.title	Personal and societal attitudes to disability	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
utslib.for	1506 Tourism	en_US
utslib.for	1504 Commercial Services	en_US
utslib.for	1505 Marketing	en_US
dc.location.activity	Adelaide
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
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.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	32	en_US

Abstract:

The research addresses theoretical and conceptual frameworks dealing with the formation and change of attitudes, cognitive dissonance, positive and negative prejudice, the concept of "spread", overt and covert attitudes and their formation, and the nexus between attitudes and behavior toward disability. Two attitude scales - the interaction with disabled persons and the scale of attitudes toward disabled persons - are reviewed and results of two studies are presented. Major findings are that it is easier to change societal attitudes than personal attitudes. Additionally, the use of contact with a person with a disability was more efficacious in changing attitudes than only information provision. Implications for the practice of hospitality and tourism management service provision are discussed. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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