Diversity and ideology: Changes in canadian family life and implications for leisure

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-13

  Shaw, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family diversity; Family leisure; Gender; Ideologies of parenthood; Leisure practices; Leisure values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867603818     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2010.9674617     Document Type: Article

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