Life course changes and competing leisure interests as obstacles to boating specialization

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-157

  Kuentzel, Walter F ^a   Heberlein, Thomas A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Change; Leisure careers; Life course; Panel studies; Specialization

Indexed keywords

BOATING; PANEL DATA; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPECIALIZATION; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 40749104778     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400701881382     Document Type: Article

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