Women, climbing and serious leisure

How green marketing works: Practices, materialities, and images

“…Similarly, the marketing material frames outdoor practices such as climbing, kayaking, and fishing as sociable practices. Nature is here enacted as a "social" space (for a similar argument, see Dilley & Scraton, 2010).…”

‘Real Ale’ Enthusiasts, Serious Leisure and the Costs of Getting ‘Too Serious’ About Beer

“…For example, two recent studies of serious leisure by Kraus (2013) and by Dilley and Scraton (2010) have noted that the timing and nature of entry into a serious leisure career is highly influenced by gender. While CAMRA holds a steady 3:1 male to female membership ratio there is some suggestion, at least partially supported by field observations, that the entry of many female CAMRA members is linked to their role as wife or girlfriend.…”

“…The serious leisure perspective has been applied and tested in a range of empirical studies (Shen & Yarnal, 2010). These include activities as diverse as long-distance hiking (Littlefield & Siudzinski, 2012), 'living history' historical re-enactment (Hunt, 2004), belly dancing (Kraus, 2013), rock climbing (Dilley & Scraton, 2010), volunteering in community projects (Gallant, Arai & Smale, 2013) and grassroots organizations (Bendle & Patterson, 2009) and English folk 'morris dancing' (Spracklen & Henderson 2013).…”

Social Identity in Serious Sport Event Space

“…The concept has been applied in different leisure contexts (C. A. Brown, 2007;Cheng, Patterson, Packer, & Pegg, 2010;Hartel, 2010), and has been explored in sport activity (Bartram, 2001;Dilley & Scraton, 2010), sport tourism (Kane & Zink, 2004), and, recently, in sport events (Getz & McConnell, 2011;.…”