Sex roles and explanations of leisure behaviour

In the eye of the beholder: perceptions of female and male outdoor leaders

“…The out-of-doors traditionally has been considered a male-dominated field (Bartley and Williams, 1988;Colley, 1984). Participants, administrators, and the public all hold expectations of a typical leader.…”

Gender, leisure and sport: a case-study of young people of South Asian descent

“…(e.g. Glyptis, 1985;Glyptis and Chambers, 1982;Colley, 1984;Dixey and Talbot, 1982;Talbot, 1979, Hendry etal., 1984D.E.S., 1983;Sports Council, 1982;Deem, 1982). In this paper, we attempt to account for gender inequalities in leisure, especially in recreational sport.…”

Women's Attitudes Towards Leisure and Family

“…An explanation for this could be that "working women" and "housewife" constitute ways of life or social identities which encompass certain forms of auto-or external definition as well as values, which are linked with ideas about gender roles (Colley, 1984). This is corroborated by the fact that having or not having children is compatible with both life plans.…”

“…Not only do women have less leisure time, they also have less freedom to structure it, because of their responsibilities for household and family life (Deem and Gregory, 1982;Chambers, 1986;Dempsey, 1989). They can decide much less than men how to spend their leisure time since they have to take into consideration the needs of their families (Colley, 1984). As socially and economically weaker ones, they adapt their leisure activities to their partners (Dawson, 1988), or they restrict them from the outset themselves (Preiss, 1984).…”