Understanding older women's leisure: The value of biographical research methods

Tourism

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-51

  Sedgley, Diane ^a   Pritchard, Annette ^a   Morgan, Nigel ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Biographical research; Critical research; Older people; Older women

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; TOURISM; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33646751346     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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