Women and leisure: Premises and performances uncovered in an integrative review

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 591-610

  Henderson, Karla A ^a   Hickerson, Benjamin ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints; Gender; Physical activity; Research methods; Resistance

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 36549033860     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2007.11950124     Document Type: Review

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