Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Psychologic Al Dynamics of Tourism
Course Code: TUR613
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give PhD students the social psychological conceptions, theories, methods and emprical research findings that are necessary to develop an approach toward tourism as a social, psychological and social psychological phenomenon.

Course Content

Social psychological approach to tourism, social psychology as a research subject, theories and methods; social cognitive perspective: concepts and expalanations; attitudes: definition and theories; related concepts and attitudes measurement, changing attitudes; tourist motivations; tourist decision making; destination image; tourist-host relations; tourist groups; the psychological, social and cultural effects of tourism.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mehtap YÜCEL GÜNGÖR
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyze the relationships in touristic settings from social psychological perspective
2.Use social cognitive concepts in analyzing the tourist perceptions
3.Describe the attitude, attitude theories and the measurement techniques of attitudes.
4.Describe and discuss the tourist motivations from social psychological perspective
5.Develop attitude scales for tourism related issues
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Pearce, P. (1982) The Social Psychology of Tourist Behavior, Pergamon Pres.
2.Dann, G.M.S. (2002) The Tourist As a Metaphor of the Social World, CABI Publishing.
3.Urry, J.(2009) Turist Bakışı, Bilgesu Yayıncılık.
4.Theobald, W.F. (ed.) (1994) Global Tourism: The Next Decade, Butterworth Hinemann.
5.MacCannell D. (1976) The tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class, Schocken Books, NY.
6.Doğan, H.Z. (2004) Turizmin Sosyo-Kültürel Temelleri, 2.Baskı, Detay Yayıncılık.
7.Harlak H. (2000) Önyargılar: Psikososyal bir inceleme, Sistem Yay.
8.Kağıtçıbaşı Ç. (Yeni) İnsan ve İnsanlar, Evrim yay.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Social psychology of tourism
Week 2 - Theoretical
Social psychology subject area; theories and methods
Week 3 - Theoretical
Social cognitive perspective: Essential concepts and explanations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Attitudes: Definition and approaches
Week 5 - Theoretical
Attitudes: Related concepts and measurement of attitudes
Week 6 - Theoretical
Changing attitudes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tourist motivations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tourist decision making
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tourist-host relations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turist grupları
Week 11 - Theoretical
Attitudes towards tourism and tourists
Week 12 - Theoretical
The effects of tourism
Week 13 - Theoretical
The studies on social psychological aspects of tourism in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
_Research paper on social psychological aspects of tourism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%30
Attending Lectures14%20
Assignment14%30
Project1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Seminar1527
Term Project140242
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026