'I want to do more than just cut the sandwiches': Female baby boomers seek authentic leisure in retirement

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 145-167

  McCormack, Coralie ^a   Cameron, Penny ^a   Campbell, Anne ^a   Pollock, Kimberley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ageing; Baby boomers; Retirement; Women's leisure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875872731     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2008.9686790     Document Type: Article

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