Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Leisure Research
Publication Date
2000
Volume
32
Issue
4
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Past research provides evidence that outdoor recreation can aid in our deconstruction of gender and gender stereotyping (Henderson, Bialeschki, Shaw, & Freysinger, 1996). Outcomes from recreational experiences can transfer into other realms of daily life, resulting in a heightened sense of empowerment and social change for women (Henderson, 1996). Scarce, however, are conceptual frameworks for understanding how and why meaningful changes take place when women experience the outdoors. In examining the connection between wilderness recreation and social change for women, data were collected from twenty-four qualitative interviews with women who recreate in wilderness. Analysis indicated wilderness recreation can influence women's everyday lives in the forms of self-sufficiency, a shift in perspective, connection to others, and mental clarity.
Keywords
Women, wilderness, recreation, empowerment, benefits, transferable skills, therapeutic value
Rights
Copyright 2000 National Recreation and Park Association
Recommended Citation
Borrie, William T.; Pohl, Sarah L.; and Patterson, Michael E., "Women, Wilderness, and Everyday life: A Documentation of the Connection between Wilderness Recreation and Women's Everyday lives" (2000). Society and Conservation Faculty Publications. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/soccon_pubs/13