The family leisure dilemma: Insights from research with canadian families

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 53-62

  Shaw, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family Activities; Family Leisure; Family Time; Idealization; Time Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944505160     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2001.9674249     Document Type: Article

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