The nature of nature: How New Zealand women in middle to later life experience nature-based leisure

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-32

  Cosgriff, Marg ^a   Little, Donna E ^b   Wilson, Erica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leisure; Middle later life; New Zealand; Resistance; Wilderness; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WOMENS STATUS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 77949337280     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400903430822     Document Type: Article

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