Structural effects in national parkgoing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11216784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gordon L Bultena (Iowa State University, corresponding author), Donald R Field (National Park Service) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 221-240 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01490408009512937 |
| OpenAlex | W2064024069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 28 |
Studies of outdoor recreation commonly mobilize "individual‐level" variables, such as personal characteristics (e.g., age, sex, socioeconomic status), personality, psychological needs, life experiences, and attitudes in testing for explanations of different participation styles. Seldom is attention directed to the explanatory importance for these studies of "system‐level" or contextual variables, such as structural and cultural patterns. Structural‐effects analysis is used in this exploratory study to test the importance of a system‐level variable (social‐class structure) for the relationship between two individual‐level variables, socioeconomic status and national parkgoing. Several status variables were found to be positively associated with the frequency of the respondents' national parkgoing. But more importantly, these relationships were materially affected by the class structures of the respondents' home communities. Working‐class persons in a predominately middle‐class population displayed significantly higher rates of parkgoing than their class counterparts in a predominately working‐class population. Conversely, the parkgoing rates of middle‐class persons were lowered by their residence in a predominately working‐class population. These findings suggest the utility of integrating system‐level (contextual) variables and individual‐level variables in explanatory models of recreational participation. Key words: outdoor recreationleisurenational parkssocioeconomic statussocial class
Personality · Political science · Population · Recreation · Residence · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Test (biology · Variables · Demography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
Who visits U.S. national parks (and who doesn’t)? A national study of perceived constraints and vacation preferences across diverse populations
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Structural Inequalities in Outdoor Recreation Participation
A Critique of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class in Recent Leisure-Recreation Research
Social Groups and Parks
The Influence of Past Experience on Wilderness Choice
The Emergence, Evolution, and Maturation of Natural Resource Social Science
Environmental Perception
Backcountry llama packing
Commitment and leisure behavior
Late life
A Review of the Empirical Analyses that have been Based upon the National Recreation Surveys
Visitors to national parks
The Not-So-Lonely Crowd
An Analysis of Selected Variables Affecting Outdoor Recreation Patterns
Leisure Orientation and Recreational Activities of Retirement Community Residents
Social and Attitudinal Variants In High and Low Use of Outdoor Recreational Facilities
The Psychological Structure of Leisure
Significance of Childhood Recreation Experience on Adult Leisure Behavior
Motivational Dimensions of the Camping Experience
The Sociology of Leisure in The United States
The Social Circles of Leisure
Social Groups as a Basis for Assessing Participation in Selected Water Activities
Leisure Socialization
Environmental Determinants of Recreation Behavior
Levels of Occupational Prestige and Leisure Activity
Situational Antecedents to Leisure Behavior
The Telephone Interview in Leisure Research
The Relative Importance of Education and Income as Predictors in Outdoor Recreation Participation
The Social and Personality Correlates of Outdoor Recreation
Situational and Social Factors in Leisure Decisions
Structural Effects
Structural Constraints on Friendships in Old Age
Influence of Community Values on Innovativeness
Structural Effects and Interpersonal Relationships
Structural Versus Individual Effects
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2022 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |