“anyone could be lurking around!”: Constraints on adolescent girls' recreational activities after dark

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 44-52

  James, Kandy ^a   Embrey, Lynn ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Fear; Girls; Leisure; Safety; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250876255     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2001.9674248     Document Type: Article

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