The Role of Cultural Tourism in Women's Mental Sanity and Entrepreneurship
Subject Areas : Psychology
1 - Master's Degree, Department of Geography and Tourism Planning, Primary School Teacher, District 5 of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords: Cultural tourism, Mental sanity, Entrepreneurship,
Abstract :
The research was intended to investigate the role of cultural tourism in women’s mental sanity and entrepreneurship. The universe of the research included all texts relating to tourism. The sample involved all texts considering cultural tourism, women’s mental sanity and entrepreneurship. The research procedure was descriptive analytical. To gather the data, texts and references concerning the subject, library method was implemented. The data was analyzed via applying content analysis. The results revealed that cultural tourism was one of the activities that had a high potential to create mental sanity, entrepreneurship and employment for women. From psychology point of view, tourism and the use of leisure time caused mental sanity and ensures the health of individuals and created vitality. Cultural tourism provided an effective and reliable tool for economic development. In relation to cultural tourism, there was a combination of cultural values, economic and entrepreneurship factors that made this type of tourism gained more value. The increase in services and products in the form of entrepreneurship incentives encouraged capable women to respond to the needs of tourists. Such process, if properly managed, would lead to cultural, entrepreneurial and economic development.
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