Abstract

Development generally produced certain impacts on older people. Despite development creates a lot of employment opportunities, these opportunities only suitable for younger generation. The elderly in general are becoming more marginalized and still continue their traditional activities. This paper aims at discussing the economic activities of the elderly in the tourism development in Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu. Results indicated that economic activity of the elderly is still on fishing activities, and many other traditional occupations, such as selling vegetable crops and managing food stalls.

Details

Title
Mereka yang Terpinggir: Aktiviti Ekonomi Warga Tua dalam Arus Pembangunan Pelancongan di Pulau Perhentian
Author
NORIZAN ABDUL GHANI ABDUL GHANI; WAN IBRAHIM WAN AHMAD; SULAIMAN MD YASSIN; WAN SALIHIN WONG ABDULLAH
Pages
139-155
Section
Articles
Publication year
2011
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Universiti Utara Malaysia
ISSN
13946528
e-ISSN
26008165
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Malay; English
ProQuest document ID
2581893064
Copyright
© 2011. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.