The Influence of Social Network Ties on Recreation and Leisure: An Exploratory Study

L'expérience de visite des lieux de loisirs : Le rôle central des compagnons

“…Certains travaux en sociologie permettent d'expliquer ces résultats. ), liées à l'âge, correspondent ainsi diverses unités sociales de loisirs privilégiées (Stokowski et Lee, 1991). Par ailleurs, à mesure que la sociabilité totale de l'individu décroît avec l'âge (en nombre de contacts hebdomadaires), la stabilité globale des relations de parenté augmente considérablement la part prise par celles-ci au fil de la vie (Héran, 1988).…”

Active Living, Recreation and Youth Culture in a Demographic Ageing Context in Algarve, Portugal

“…His or her choices are made under the influence of an intricate set of stimuli. Stokowski and Lee (1991) noticed that inter-personal relations may either facilitate or restrain leisure behaviours and options as regards recreational activities. A larger and more varied relational experience in the community -as a consequence of individual and group affiliations to culture, sport, lifestyle and other aspects pertinent to recreation -is likely to enhance the provision of activities and the spectrum of options for children and youth as well.…”

Social network analysis: A useful tool for visualizing and evaluating forestry research

“…In forestry, network analysis has been used for a number of different purposes. For example, characterizing forest structure and function (Fuller et al 2008), predicting plant habitat suitability in a forest (Skov and Svenning 2003), increasing stakeholder participation in forest management (Hjortso 2004), examining multi-criteria approaches to sustainable forest management (Mendoza and Prabhu 2003), leisure and recreational studies (Stokowski 1990, Stokowski andLee 1991), examining environmental values in forestry (Harshaw and Tindall 2005), and understanding environmental movements in forestry (Tindall 2002). Despite this, little attention has been paid to the network of interacting social actors in forestry (i.e., the interactions between various stakeholders: landowners, workers, First Nations, communities, industry, government, academics, international buyers, etc).…”