Grandfatherhood and leisure

Leisure Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-250

  Scraton, Sheila ^a   Holland, Samantha ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Ethnicity; Family; Gender; Grandfathers; Leisure

Indexed keywords

AGING; ETHNICITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER ROLE; LEISURE AND RECREATION;

EID: 33645120982     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360500504693     Document Type: Article

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