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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Meaning of Leisure"”.
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The window through which we view the world: The association of religion and the meaning of leisure in contemporary Australia.
One assumption that underlies much of the contemporary discussion of the meaning of leisure is the association of leisure with freedom. To some people, leisure has a quality that divorces it from society and places it above, and free from, the everyday demands and pressures of life. In contrast, …
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A cross-cultural study of leisure among Mexicans in the state of Guerrero, Mexico and Mexican immigrants from Guerrero in the United States
The goal of this study was to (a) Examine the existence and the understanding of the concept of leisure among Mexicans from the state of Guerrero, Mexico and among Mexican immigrants from Guerrero, residing in Chicago, IL with specific emphasis on age, gender, and marital status; (b) Identify …
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Women's leisure : A qualitative study.
Mainstream leisure studies has largely failed to consider the importance of gender as a structuring variable upon leisure and consequently has neglected women's leisure as an area for study. This thesis aims to describe and analyse the experience and meaning of leisure for women, the constraints …
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The relationships between leisure experiences and psychological recovery from disaster: a case study of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami
The world has witnessed the rapid increase of natural disaster occurrences toward to the beginning of the 21st century according to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance/Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. While the leisure literature has suggested that leisure can help people …
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Leisure Spaces and leisure Constraints for Lesbian Women
Researchers have argued that leisure and leisure spaces are gendered, differentiating men and women in their opportunities for and outcomes of leisure (e.g., Aitchison, 1999; Henderson & Shaw, 2006). Gender expectations generate leisure constraints especially for women (Shaw et al., 1991). …