Making tracks : gender relations and tramping

dc.contributor.authorBell, Karen Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-11T22:05:08Z
dc.date.available2022-10-11T22:05:08Z
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.description.abstractRecreation research consistently reports that only one-third of trampers are likely to be females. This thesis adopts a feminist analysis to explore the factors that might explain this under-representation. This study involves indepth interviews with 90 trampers in Christchurch. In addition to documenting personal experiences of and involvements in tramping, the analysis also includes a comprehensive overview of tramping clubs in Christchurch. Four aspects of women's participation in tramping are discussed. The stereotypical image of a tramper is identified and tramper's responses to this image are considered. The actual experiences of trampers are documented. Structures and practices of tramping clubs are analysed. Finally, barriers to women's participation in tramping are explicitly discussed. Material presented in this thesis enables a clearer means of understanding both the barriers to women's involvements in tramping and is a means of encouraging their participation. In the conclusion guidelines for positive planning in the future are presented.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/104556
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/13653
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserveden
dc.rights.urihttps://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/thesesen
dc.subjectHiking--New Zealand--Sex differencesen
dc.subjectOutdoor recreation for women--New Zealanden
dc.subjectHiking--New Zealand-Christchurch--Societies, etcen
dc.titleMaking tracks : gender relations and trampingen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertationsen
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
uc.bibnumber325501en
uc.collegeFaculty of Scienceen
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