'Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?': Examining gender roles and relations in community gardens

Leisure Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-192

  Parry, Diana C ^a   Glover, Troy D ^a   Shinew, Kimberly J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GARDEN; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 12244295388     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0261436052000308820     Document Type: Article

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