The role of leisure pursuits in adaptation processes among Afghan refugees who have immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada

Leisure Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-259

  Stack, Julie A C ^a   Iwasaki, Yoshitaka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coping; Culture; Health; Immigration; Leisure; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COPING STRATEGY; CULTURE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REFUGEE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WINNIPEG;

EID: 70449377155     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360902951658     Document Type: Article

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