Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1007631 Annals of Tourism Research 2012 21 Pages PDF
Abstract

This research examines how the economic benefits of working in the ethnic tourism industry affect households in the local minority community, with a special focus on the division of labor and power dynamics of gender complementarity.Household income data gathered from the inner-city communities of the Akha tribal people in Thailand are the primary data used in a linear regression framework. The results show that ethnic tourism provides income to the local minority community. This income, however, is higher for young people and women than for older men, a disparity that disrupts the community’s traditional patriarchal social system. This study contributes to a nested model of multiple marginalization based on ethnicity, gender, and legal status. This case shall contribute to tourism planning and local policymaking in areas where ethnic tourism prospers.

► Socio-economic change contradictory to traditional Patriarchal rule. ► Nested model of double marginalization, firstly by ethnicity, secondly by residential status. ► Limited empowerment of minority women.

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