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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1765| Title: | Fortune-Telling as a Leisure Activity |
| Authors: | Ati̇k, Deniz Aktan, Damla cam, Ece |
| Keywords: | Fortune-telling fun hope therapy leisure Consumer Benefits |
| Publisher: | Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Abstract: | The growing fortune-telling practices in Izmir, Turkey, represent a remarkable leisure consumption trend in the modern age that values rational thinking. Considering the lack of research about the topic in leisure studies, this study sheds light to the inspirations of consumers for seeking fortune-tellers and how fortune-telling experience affect them. Through a qualitative inquiry, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted with participants from various backgrounds among whom 12 were female consumers and 3 fortune-tellers. The findings show that many people seek the services of fortune-tellers for fun and socializing and finding hope for a better future while others substitute this experience with therapy. We find that fortune-telling as a leisure activity contributes to consumers' well-being positively. |
| URI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2021.1919921 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1765 |
| ISSN: | 1607-8055 2333-4509 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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