Leisure participation patterns and gender: The survey evidence on Australian adults

Veal, AJ

Leisure participation patterns and gender: The survey evidence on Australian adults

Veal, AJ

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Citation:: Annals of Leisure Research, 2011, 14 (2-3), pp. 120 - 142
Issue Date:: 2011-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Veal, AJ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-0080	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Annals of Leisure Research, 2011, 14 (2-3), pp. 120 - 142	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1174-5398	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17340
dc.description.abstract	In recognition of the principle that quantitative methods have a role to play in gender-related studies of leisure, alongside qualitative methods, this paper draws on past and current official Australian national surveys to examine men's time use and leisure participation patterns. Three frequently asserted observations on leisure and gender, and men's leisure behaviour in particular, are addressed. First, the proposition that early survey-based leisure research was 'gender blind' is shown to have not generally been the case in Australia. Second, it is shown that, while it is broadly true that men have more leisure time than women, this is not the case for some key socio-demographic groups. Third, the observation that men have higher levels of participation in leisure activities than women often relies on data on sport and physical recreational activities only, but when a comprehensive definition of leisure is adopted, including such categories as cultural activity and informal outdoor recreation, and when frequency of participation is taken into account, it is found that, while leisure patterns of men are different from those of women, the quantum of participation does not significantly favour men. The paper also addresses the issue of change over time, showing that gender-related patterns of time-use and leisure participation in Australia have changed over recent decades, suggesting that observations based on quantitative empirical data should be reviewed from time to time as new data become available. Finally, the paper examines the life-time distribution of time, revealing a remarkable similarity between men and women. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annals of Leisure Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/11745398.2011.615711	en_US
dc.title	Leisure participation patterns and gender: The survey evidence on Australian adults	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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pubs.issue	2-3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	14	en_US

Abstract:

In recognition of the principle that quantitative methods have a role to play in gender-related studies of leisure, alongside qualitative methods, this paper draws on past and current official Australian national surveys to examine men's time use and leisure participation patterns. Three frequently asserted observations on leisure and gender, and men's leisure behaviour in particular, are addressed. First, the proposition that early survey-based leisure research was 'gender blind' is shown to have not generally been the case in Australia. Second, it is shown that, while it is broadly true that men have more leisure time than women, this is not the case for some key socio-demographic groups. Third, the observation that men have higher levels of participation in leisure activities than women often relies on data on sport and physical recreational activities only, but when a comprehensive definition of leisure is adopted, including such categories as cultural activity and informal outdoor recreation, and when frequency of participation is taken into account, it is found that, while leisure patterns of men are different from those of women, the quantum of participation does not significantly favour men. The paper also addresses the issue of change over time, showing that gender-related patterns of time-use and leisure participation in Australia have changed over recent decades, suggesting that observations based on quantitative empirical data should be reviewed from time to time as new data become available. Finally, the paper examines the life-time distribution of time, revealing a remarkable similarity between men and women. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

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