Non-resident fahers' leisure with their children

Leisure Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-232

  Jenkins, John ^a   Lyons, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Leisure; Non resident fathers; Parent child contact

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; LEISURE AND RECREATION; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNAL CARE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645110426     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360500504701     Document Type: Article

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