Staging Malay Hospitality Among Women’s Homestay Operators In Penang Island An Anthropological Perspectives

Aziz, Farah Syazwani Hayrol and Selamat, Nor Hafizah (2020) Staging Malay Hospitality Among Women’s Homestay Operators In Penang Island An Anthropological Perspectives. Universiti sains malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Tourism has been considered as a big part of the hospitality industry. Hospitality refersto the relationship process between a guest and a host,and the act or practice of being hospitable. Anthropological literature considered hospitality like gift-giving which involves reciprocity, a negotiation between spontaneity and calculation, generosity and friendship. Although, it has been widely established that women have been the main player in hospitality industry particularly in rural tourism, little is known on the role of women in managing and staging of‘hospitality’. This study is to explore the managing and staging ‘Malay Hospitality’ by a group of women’s homestay operators on the Penang Island

Item Type: Book
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H1-99 Social sciences (General)
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P87-96 Communication. Mass media
Divisions: Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi (School of Communication) > Book
Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan (School of Social Sciences) > Book
Depositing User: Mr Noor Azizan Abu Hashim
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2023 01:30
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2023 01:30
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/57210

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