A RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECULARIZATION AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS TOURISTS

Abstract

With the increase of secularization, it is inevitable for people to change their perspectives on tourism and tourists (positive or negative). In this study, the relations between secular world view of citizens who live in Antalya, Trabzon and Nevşehir and their attitudes towards tourists are discussed. However, it has been examined whether the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of these citizens are different in both the secular world view and the attitudes towards tourists. For this purpose, a quantitative research is designed in the relational model. Survey technique was used as data collecting tool in the study. Descriptive and exploratory statistical analyzes were used in the analysis of the obtained data. According to the findings, as the secular world view of the local community increases, negative (irrelevantness, irritation) and accusative point of view for tourists are increasing. However, according to the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the participants, it was determined that the attitudes towards secular world views and tourists differed.