"I love my job, but...:" A narrative analysis of women's perceptions of their careers in parks and recreation

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-69

  Smith, Charlynne ^a   Santucci, David ^a   Xu, Shuangyu ^a   Cox, Adina ^a   Henderson, Karla A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Family; Gender; Mentoring; Organizational culture; Public service

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; NATIONAL PARK; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SERVICE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84858980890     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2012.11950254     Document Type: Review

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