Class polarization and leisure activity preferences of African Americans: Intragroup comparisons

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-232

  Shinew, Kimberly J ^a,e   Floyd, Myron F ^b   McGuire, Francis A ^c   Noe, Francis P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

^e 104 Huff Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Class polarization; Gender; Leisure preferences; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000928779     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.1996.11949773     Document Type: Article

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