Heberlein, Thomas
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sammanfattning
Research has shown that most boaters do not follow a specialization trajectory resembling a progression from novice to expert. This paper asks what kept people from becoming boating specialists. A life course analysis was used to explore the relationship between changes in boating specialization and life course events (e.g., family changes, career changes, health issues, and new leisure interests). Marriage had a uniformly negative effect on five specialization indicators. Changes in finances, retirement, and illness had selective effects. Although cause-and-effect constraints of life course disruptions were modest, developing other leisure interests had a strong negative influence on specialization, indicating a natural process of attrition occurred from boating over time. Future specialization studies should model processes of progression and retrogression in the research designs.
Nyckelord
change; leisure careers; life course; panel studies; specialization
Publicerad i
Leisure Sciences
2008, volym: 30, nummer: 2, sidor: 143-157
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Arbetslivsstudier
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400701881382
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/78148