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  1. Gender, Generations and Tourism. Theories and Methods
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Insegnamento Course full name
Gender, Generations and Tourism. Theories and Methods
Course ID number
2324-3-E1501N105
Course summary SYLLABUS
Tematiche trattate:
Costruzione di identità e ruoli di genere nel turismo;
Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere nel turismo;
Turismo e generazioni;
Relazione tra turismo e mutamento sociale e culturale;
Il futuro del turismo.

Syllabus online: https://elearning.unimib.it/course/info.php?id=49566

Course Syllabus

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Obiettivi formativi

1 - Conoscenza e comprensione - Il corso si propone di esaminare e discutere la relazione tra turismo, genere e generazioni e il rapporto tra turismo e mutamento sociale e culturale.

2 - Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione - Il corso fornirà alcuni strumenti teorici e metodologici per l’analisi empirica della relazione tra turismo, genere e generazioni.

Contenuti sintetici

Costruzione di identità e ruoli di genere nel turismo;
Differenze e disuguaglianze di genere nel turismo;
Turismo e generazioni;
Relazione tra turismo e mutamento sociale e culturale;
Il futuro del turismo.

Programma esteso

Il corso è composto da tre parti interdipendenti.
La prima parte introduttiva presenterà i concetti fondamentali per il corso (anche metodologici).
La seconda parte rifletterà sulla relazione tra genere e settore del turismo (differenze e disuguaglianze di genere).
La terza parte discuterà la relazione tra turismo e avvicendamento generazionale (mutamenti, travel trends e futuro del turismo).

Prerequisiti

Conoscenze sociologiche e di metodologia della ricerca sociale.
Il corso è erogato parzialmente in inglese (una parte del programma da preparare per l'esame è in lingua inglese).

Metodi didattici

Lezioni in aula e seminari tenuti da esperti/e.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Esame scritto: 10 domande chiuse a scelta multipla (1,5 punti per ogni risposta corretta) e una aperta (max 15 punti) sui testi del programma d'esame (REQUIRED READINGS).

Studentesse-studenti frequentanti (almeno 75% delle presenze) potranno decidere di effettuare un lavoro di gruppo – integrativo rispetto alla prova di esame – su una tematica trattata durante le lezioni e dai testi elencati nel programma d'esame. La tematica, scelta insieme a docente e tutor, si dovrà collocare all'interno delle seguenti aree: donne e uomini nel turismo; disuguaglianze di genere nel turismo; turismo e mutamento sociale e culturale; generazioni e turismo; il futuro del turismo.
Il lavoro (progettazione e definizione di un PPT) potrà essere svolto singolarmente o a piccoli gruppi (massimo 4 studenti/studentesse per gruppo). ll lavoro dovrà essere presentato e discusso in aula prima della fine delle lezioni.
Il PPT dovrà essere definito rispettando le norme che saranno illustrate all'inizio del corso.

Testi di riferimento

Testi da studiare per l’esame/REQUIRED READINGS

1 - Abellan-Calvet, N., Salvador-Almela, M., Izcara Conde, C. & Ballart, A. (2021). Gender Inequalities in the Tourism Labour Market, Barcelona: Alba Sud Editorial, Contrast Reports, 14:
https://www.albasud.org/noticia/en/1299/gender-inequalities-in-the-tourism-labour-market

2 - Corbisiero, F, Monaco, S. & Ruspini, E. (2022). Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism, Channel View Publications:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/Millennials-Generation-Z-and-the-Future-of-Tourism/?k=9781845417604

3 - Ruspini, E., Gilli, M., Decataldo, A. & Del Greco, M. (2013). Turismo Generi Generazioni, Bologna, Zanichelli.

4 - Staffieri, S. (2018). L’esperienza turistica dei giovani italiani, Sapienza Università Editrice:
http://www.editricesapienza.it/sites/default/files/5411_Staffieri_EsperienzaTuristicaGiovaniItaliani.pdf

5 - UN Women (2022). Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Tourism Sector in COVID-19 Response and Recovery:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Advancing-womens-economic-empowerment-in-the-tourism-sector-in-COVID-19-en.pdf

Letture consigliate/Suggested Readings

Carvalho, I., Costa, C., Lykke, N., & Torres, A. (2019). Beyond the glass ceiling: gendering tourism management. In: Annals of Tourism Research, 75, pp. 79–91: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.12.022

Corbisiero, F. & Ruspini, E. (eds. 2018). Millennials and Generation Z: Challenges and Future Perspectives for International Tourism. In: The Journal of Tourism Futures-ETFI, 4, 1 - Guest editorial + articoli di: Salvatore Monaco - Steven J.Migacz & James F. Petrick - Elena Cavagnaro, Simona Staffieri & Albert Postma - Monica Bernardi - Medéia Veríssimo & Carlos Costa – Hamed Haddouche & Christine Salomone - Maria Ek Styvén & Tim Foster - Heather Skinner, David Sarpong & Gareth R.T. White:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2055-5911/vol/4/iss/1

Correia, A. & Dolnicar, S. (eds. 2021). Women’s Voices in Tourism Research. Contributions to Knowledge and Letters to Future Generations:
https://uq.pressbooks.pub/tourismknowledge/

Costa, C., Bakas, F., Breda, Z., Durão, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2017). Gender, flexibility and the ‘ideal tourism worker’. In: Annals of Tourism Research, 64, pp. 64-75:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160738317300427

de Jong, A. & Figueroa-Domecq, C. (2022). "Assessing the UNWTO’s Report on Women: Tourism’s Impacts on Gender Equality". In: Stoffelen, A. and Ioannides, D. (eds.) Handbook of Tourism Impacts and Impact Assessment. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 151-165:
https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/271772/2/271772.pdf

ETC-European Travel Commission & Atout France (2022). Restarting Tourism for the Better: Performance of European Tourism before, during & after Covid: https://etc-corporate.org/reports/performance-of-european-tourism-before-during-and-beyond-the-covid-19-pandemic/

UN (2020). Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism, August 2020:
https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-08/SG-Policy-Brief-on-COVID-and-Tourism.pdf

UNWTO (2020). Impact Assessment of the Covid-19 Outbreak on International Tourism (Updated January 2022):
https://www.unwto.org/impact-assessment-of-the-covid-19-outbreak-on-international-tourism

UNWTO (2021). Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 3: Women in Tourism:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284422616

UNWTO-WYSE Travel Confederation (2016). Global Report on the Power of Youth Travel:
https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Global-Report_Power-of-Youth-Travel_2016.pdf

UN Women-UNWTO (2019). Global Report on Women in Tourism 2020 – Second edition:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284420384

WBG-The World Bank Group (2017). Women and Tourism: Designing for Inclusion:
http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/401321508245393514/pdf/120477-WP-PUBLIC-Weds-oct-18-9am-ADD-SERIES-36p-IFCWomenandTourismfinal.pdf

ERASMUS STUDENTS

REQUIRED READINGS

1 - Abellan-Calvet, N., Salvador-Almela, M., Izcara Conde, C. & Ballart, A. (2021). Gender Inequalities in the Tourism Labour Market, Barcelona: Alba Sud Editorial, Contrast Reports, 14:
https://www.albasud.org/noticia/en/1299/gender-inequalities-in-the-tourism-labour-market

2 - Corbisiero, F, Monaco, S. & Ruspini, E. (2022). Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism, Channel View Publications:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/Millennials-Generation-Z-and-the-Future-of-Tourism/?k=9781845417604

3 - UN (2020). Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism, August 2020:
https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-08/SG-Policy-Brief-on-COVID-and-Tourism.pdf

4 - UN Women (2022). Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Tourism Sector in COVID-19 Response and Recovery:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Advancing-womens-economic-empowerment-in-the-tourism-sector-in-COVID-19-en.pdf

5 - UNWTO (2021). Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 3: Women in Tourism:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284422616

Sustainable Development Goals

PARITÁ DI GENERE | LAVORO DIGNITOSO E CRESCITA ECONOMICA | RIDURRE LE DISUGUAGLIANZE
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Learning objectives

1 - Knowledge and understanding - The course aims to analyse the relationship between gender, generations and tourism; to understand some aspects of the nexus between tourism and sociocultural change and how tourism might evolve over the coming decades.

2 - Application of the acquired knowledge - The course will provide some theoretical and methodological tools for analyzing the relationship between tourism, gender and generations.

Contents

The course aims to discuss:
the role played by tourism in the formation of gender identities and roles;
gender differences and inequalities in tourism;
the challenges posed to tourism by generational change;
the nexus between tourism and sociocultural change;
the future of tourism.

The course will use a generational approach to the study of tourism and its future development.

Detailed program

The course consists of three interdependent parts.
In the first part of the course, key concepts (both theoretical and methodological) are presented.
The second part of the course will focus on gendered tourism practices, gender stereotypes and gender inequalities in tourism.
The third part of the course will be devoted to examining the relationship between tourism and generational change: generations and tourism, youth travel trends and the future of tourism.

Prerequisites

Reasonable skills in sociology and social research methodology.
The course is partially taught in English.

Teaching methods

Lessons and seminars held by guest speakers.

Assessment methods

Written exam: 10 multiple-choice closed questions (1.5 points for each correct answer) and 1 open question (maximum 15 points) on REQUIRED READINGS.

Attending students (at least 75 percent of attendance) may decide to organize a group work - supplementary to the examination test - on a topic covered during the lectures and by the texts (required and suggested readings). The topic should be chosen within the following areas: women and men in tourism; gender inequalities in tourism; tourism and social and cultural change; generations and tourism; the future of tourism.
The work can be done individually or in small groups (maximum 4 students per group).
The work (PPT) should be presented and discussed in front of the class before the end of the course.

Textbooks and Reading Materials

REQUIRED READINGS

1 - Abellan-Calvet, N., Salvador-Almela, M., Izcara Conde, C. & Ballart, A. (2021). Gender Inequalities in the Tourism Labour Market, Barcelona: Alba Sud Editorial, Contrast Reports, 14:
https://www.albasud.org/noticia/en/1299/gender-inequalities-in-the-tourism-labour-market

2 - Corbisiero, F, Monaco, S. & Ruspini, E. (2022). Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism, Channel View Publications:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/Millennials-Generation-Z-and-the-Future-of-Tourism/?k=9781845417604

3 - Ruspini, E., Gilli, M., Decataldo, A. & Del Greco, M. (2013). Turismo Generi Generazioni, Bologna, Zanichelli.

4 - Staffieri, S. (2018). L’esperienza turistica dei giovani italiani, Sapienza Università Editrice:
http://www.editricesapienza.it/sites/default/files/5411_Staffieri_EsperienzaTuristicaGiovaniItaliani.pdf

5 - UN Women (2022). Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Tourism Sector in COVID-19 Response and Recovery:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Advancing-womens-economic-empowerment-in-the-tourism-sector-in-COVID-19-en.pdf

Suggested Readings

Carvalho, I., Costa, C., Lykke, N., & Torres, A. (2019). Beyond the glass ceiling: gendering tourism management. In: Annals of Tourism Research, 75, pp. 79–91: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2018.12.022

Corbisiero, F. & Ruspini, E. (eds. 2018). Millennials and Generation Z: Challenges and Future Perspectives for International Tourism. In: The Journal of Tourism Futures-ETFI, 4, 1 - Guest editorial + articoli di: Salvatore Monaco - Steven J.Migacz & James F. Petrick - Elena Cavagnaro, Simona Staffieri & Albert Postma - Monica Bernardi - Medéia Veríssimo & Carlos Costa – Hamed Haddouche & Christine Salomone - Maria Ek Styvén & Tim Foster - Heather Skinner, David Sarpong & Gareth R.T. White:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2055-5911/vol/4/iss/1

Correia, A. & Dolnicar, S. (eds. 2021). Women’s Voices in Tourism Research. Contributions to Knowledge and Letters to Future Generations:
https://uq.pressbooks.pub/tourismknowledge/

Costa, C., Bakas, F., Breda, Z., Durão, M., Carvalho, I., & Caçador, S. (2017). Gender, flexibility and the ‘ideal tourism worker’. In: Annals of Tourism Research, 64, pp. 64-75:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160738317300427

de Jong, A. & Figueroa-Domecq, C. (2022). "Assessing the UNWTO’s Report on Women: Tourism’s Impacts on Gender Equality". In: Stoffelen, A. and Ioannides, D. (eds.) Handbook of Tourism Impacts and Impact Assessment. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 151-165:
https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/271772/2/271772.pdf

ETC-European Travel Commission & Atout France (2022). Restarting Tourism for the Better: Performance of European Tourism before, during & after Covid: https://etc-corporate.org/reports/performance-of-european-tourism-before-during-and-beyond-the-covid-19-pandemic/

UN (2020). Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism, August 2020:
https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-08/SG-Policy-Brief-on-COVID-and-Tourism.pdf

UNWTO (2020). Impact Assessment of the Covid-19 Outbreak on International Tourism (Updated January 2022):
https://www.unwto.org/impact-assessment-of-the-covid-19-outbreak-on-international-tourism

UNWTO (2021). Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 3: Women in Tourism:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284422616

UNWTO-WYSE Travel Confederation (2016). Global Report on the Power of Youth Travel:
https://www.wysetc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Global-Report_Power-of-Youth-Travel_2016.pdf

UN Women-UNWTO (2019). Global Report on Women in Tourism 2020 – Second edition:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284420384

WBG-The World Bank Group (2017). Women and Tourism: Designing for Inclusion:
http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/401321508245393514/pdf/120477-WP-PUBLIC-Weds-oct-18-9am-ADD-SERIES-36p-IFCWomenandTourismfinal.pdf

ERASMUS STUDENTS

REQUIRED READINGS

1 - Abellan-Calvet, N., Salvador-Almela, M., Izcara Conde, C. & Ballart, A. (2021). Gender Inequalities in the Tourism Labour Market, Barcelona: Alba Sud Editorial, Contrast Reports, 14:
https://www.albasud.org/noticia/en/1299/gender-inequalities-in-the-tourism-labour-market

2 - Corbisiero, F, Monaco, S. & Ruspini, E. (2022). Millennials, Generation Z and the Future of Tourism, Channel View Publications:
https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/Millennials-Generation-Z-and-the-Future-of-Tourism/?k=9781845417604

3 - UN (2020). Policy Brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism, August 2020:
https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-08/SG-Policy-Brief-on-COVID-and-Tourism.pdf

4 - UN Women (2022). Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Tourism Sector in COVID-19 Response and Recovery:
https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Advancing-womens-economic-empowerment-in-the-tourism-sector-in-COVID-19-en.pdf

5 - UNWTO (2021). Inclusive Recovery Guide – Sociocultural Impacts of Covid-19, Issue 3: Women in Tourism:
https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/epdf/10.18111/9789284422616

Sustainable Development Goals

GENDER EQUALITY | DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | REDUCED INEQUALITIES
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Key information

Field of research
SPS/07
ECTS
8
Term
First semester
Activity type
Mandatory to be chosen
Course Length (Hours)
56
Degree Course Type
Degree Course

Staff

    Teacher

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    Elisabetta Ruspini

Students' opinion

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Enrolment methods

Manual enrolments
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Sustainable Development Goals

GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
GENDER EQUALITY
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
REDUCED INEQUALITIES - Reduce inequality within and among countries
REDUCED INEQUALITIES

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