Research Catalog

On interpretation : sociology for interpreters of natural and cultural history

Title
On interpretation : sociology for interpreters of natural and cultural history / edited by Gary E. Machlis, Donald R. Field.
Publication
Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, ©1984.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library G154.7 .O5 1984Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Machlis, Gary E.
  • Field, Donald R.
Description
xii, 176 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Tour guides (Persons)
  • Recreation areas > Interpretive programs
  • Recreation > Social aspects
  • Interpretation of cultural and natural resources
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography p. 165-172.
Contents
Section I. Toward theory and technique -- Visitor groups and interpretation in parks and outdoor leisure settings -- Alternative strategies for studying recreationists -- -- Section II. Case studies -- Getting connected : an approach to children's interpretation -- The social organization of family camping : implications for interpretation -- Interpretation for the elderly -- A sociological look at the Japanese tourist -- Cruise ship travelers to Alaska -- -- Section III. Essays -- Social and demographic change : implications for interpretation -- Red, white, and black in the national parks -- Interpretation in an urban society -- Some radical comments on interpretation
ISBN
  • 0870713396
  • 9780870713392
LCCN
83022017
OCLC
  • ocm10045805
  • 10045805
  • SCSB-1188059
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library