La autopercepción del turista cultural en su rol de turista

Self ‑perception of individuals has been explored from various perspectives in the social scienc‑es; although, very few studies have focused on self ‑perception of individuals as tourists. By using semi‑‑structured interviews, this research aimed at approximating a vision of a tourist’s self ‑percep...

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Authors: Camprubí Subirana, Raquel, Pellicer, Fernando
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/20208
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/20208
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Turisme cultural
Heritage tourism
Autoconcepte
Self-perception
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Summary:Self ‑perception of individuals has been explored from various perspectives in the social scienc‑es; although, very few studies have focused on self ‑perception of individuals as tourists. By using semi‑‑structured interviews, this research aimed at approximating a vision of a tourist’s self ‑perception indestina‑tions defined as cultural. The activities of tourists who visit cultural destinations are in every way similar to other tourists although they perceive themselves differently. Hence, the results of the study show that the cultural tourist’ self ‑perception depends on multiple factors, that it is not necessarily negative for them to perceive themselves as typical tourists but that it is not an immediate self ‑perception