Influence of tourism on handcraft evolution

Introduction

“…Second is the emergence of sex/romance tourism. Studies in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean have shown that women's income-earning often causes changes in household dynamics (e.g., Benería and Roldán, 1987;Chant, 1997a;1997b;1991;Eber and Rosenbaum, 1993;J. Nash, 1993;Roldán, 1988;Safa, 1995), with power being gained by women and/or lost by men.…”

“…Nash, 1993;Roldán, 1988;Safa, 1995), with power being gained by women and/or lost by men. Tourist centers providing employment for women may also have a higher number of female-headed households, as employment permits women to leave conflict-ridden marriages (Chant, 1997a;1997b;1991; see Wilson, this issue).…”

“…A higher-than-average proportion of women's employment in tourist centers, often involving women's in-migration to these centers, has been documented both in Mexico (Chant, 1997a;1997b;1991;Kennedy, Russin, and Martínez, 1977, cited in Reynosa y Valle and de Regt, 1979) and in San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina (Schlüter, 1999). However, there is also much in-migration of men, especially during the initial and often continuing construction period (see Wilson, this issue).…”

“…Nash, 1993). The results of intrafamilial conflict may be an increase in female-headed households as women opt out of unsatisfactory marriages, decide to delay marriage, or choose to remain outside of legal marriage altogether (e.g., Benería and Roldán, 1987;Chant, 1997a;1997b;1991;Eber and Rosenbaum, 1993;J. Nash, 1993;Roldán, 1988;Safa, 1995).…”

“…The question of authenticity and its links to commoditization through tourism has inspired a vast literature (e.g., Cohen, 1988;Graburn, 1976;1984;Greenwood, 1989Greenwood, [1977; Grünewald, 2002;Hughes, 1995;Kroshus Medina, 2003;Moreno and Littrell, 2001;MacCannell, 1999MacCannell, [1976; Popelka and Littrell, 1991;van den Berghe and Flores Ochoa, 2000). Commoditization and authenticity are constant themes in the pages of the prestigious Annals of Tourism Research.…”