'Pettin' the critters': exploring the complex relationship between volunteers and the voluntoured in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA, and Tijuana, Mexico.

Abstract

This chapter deals with the relationship between the residents of two volunteer tourism host communities and the volunteer tourists who visit them. One is a declining rural community (McDowell County) in West Virginia, USA. The other is a rapidly expanding urban area (Tijuana) in Baja California, Mexico. The chapter focuses on two emergent themes surrounding the relationship between volunteers and the "voluntoured": the issues related to dependency and the role of organized religion.

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