The Gendered Nature of Serious Birdwatching

Autor: Kelli McMahan, David Scott, Sunwoo Lee
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 20:47-64
ISSN: 1533-158X
1087-1209
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2015.956375
Popis: This article provides insight into how gender is related to indicators of recreation specialization and serious leisure among birdwatchers. Males were more likely than females to take birdwatching trips, report that they could identify more birds by sight and sound, and said that they possessed more birding-related equipment. Males and females, however, did not differ in their level of commitment and indicators used for measuring serious leisure. Both men and women were equally likely to report that birdwatching provided them durable benefits over time. Males were more likely to report that birdwatching allowed them to display their skills, whereas females ascribed greater importance to birdwatching as a form of personal enrichment, enjoyment, satisfaction, and recreation. Results led to the conclusion that male and female birdwatchers are equally serious about birdwatching, but display different styles of birdwatching. These different styles of involvement suggest that participation in birdwatching is ge...
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