The Influence of Cultural Inheritance in Residents’ Subjective Well-Being, in Ethnic Festivals

The Case of Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

  • Edar da Silva Añaña Universidade Federal de Pelotas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-9208
  • Fabrícia Durieux Zucco Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catraina, Brazil
  • Cynthia Morgana Boos de Quadros Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Thamires Foletto Fiuza Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catraina, Brazil
  • Fernanda de Souza Farias Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catraina, Brazil
Keywords: Ethnicity, subjective well-being, residents, Impacts, tourism, leisure

Abstract

Aiming to analyze the relationships between residents' perception of their subjective well-being, their ethnicity, and Oktoberfest in Blumenau, we developed this quantitative and descriptive research. We statistically analyzed the opinions from 400 respondents, all residents from Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The main results revealed that people more related to German culture tend to value Oktoberfest more than those that are not. Therefore, besides contributing to the research field of festivals and emerging themes, this research is helpful to destination managers and festival planners whose focus is an ethnic-cultural inspiration.

Published
2020-06-18
How to Cite
Añaña, E., Zucco, F., Quadros, C., Fiuza, T., & Farias, F. (2020). The Influence of Cultural Inheritance in Residents’ Subjective Well-Being, in Ethnic Festivals . Journal of Tourism Quarterly , 2(1-2), 28-39. Retrieved from http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/11
Issue
Vol 2 No 1-2 (2020): Journal of Tourism Quarterly
Section
Articles