The social construction of a sense of place

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-225

  Kyle, Gerard ^a   Chick, Garry ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural fair; Sense of place; Symbolic interactionism

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34247581735     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400701257922     Document Type: Article

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