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Location, location, location: women’s leisure in rural Australia

Pages 249-263 | Received 01 Aug 2011, Accepted 21 Sep 2011, Published online: 14 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

For many women living in rural Australia the location of both leisure and work is the family farm, a location that defines their identity as a ‘women of the land’. This paper investigates the impact of geographical location in shaping the leisure activities of rural women living in the Yass Valley Region of Australia. Using an interpretive research perspective and a process of narrative inquiry, data for the study were obtained from women born between 1946 and 1964 through open-ended, in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis of the data revealed that for these women the specific geographical location had a strong impact on the types of leisure activities available in which they were able to participate. The findings from this study suggest that for older women in rural Australia, the specific geographical location can facilitate or inhibit the degree of involvement in community leisure activities that engender social capital among older women living in these locations.

对许多生活在乡村澳大利亚的妇女来说, 休闲和工作的位置是家庭农场, 一个定义他们作为“妇女土地”的身份。本文研究了地理位置的影响, 在塑造生活在澳大利亚亚斯谷地区的农村妇女的休闲活动。使用一个解释性的研究视角和叙事探究的过程, 研究数据是通过开放式的深入采访对1946年和1964年之间出生的女性来获得的。一个专题数据分析显示, 对这些妇女来说, 特定的地理位置对他们能参加的休闲活动的类型有很强的影响。这项研究的结果表明, 在澳大利亚乡村的老年妇女, 特定的地理位置可以促进或抑制社区休闲活动的参与程度, 对居住在这些地方的老年妇女中产生社会资本。

Para muitas mulheres vivendo na Austrália rural, o local de lazer e de trabalho é a fazenda da família, um local que define sua identidade como uma “mulher da terra”. Esse artigo investiga o impacto da localização geográfica na formatação de atividades de lazer de mulheres rurais vivendo na região de Yass Valley na Austrália. Utilizando uma perspectiva de pesquisa interpretativa e um processo de investigação narrativa, os dados para o estudo foram obtidos de mulheres nascidas entre 1946 e 1964, através de entrevistas abertas e em profundidade. Uma análise temática dos dados revelou que para essas mulheres a localização geográfica específica tinha forte impacto sobre o tipo de atividade de lazer de que podiam participar. Os achados desse estudo sugerem que para mulheres mais velhas na Austrália rural, a localização geográfica específica pode facilitar ou inibir o grau de envolvimento nas atividades de lazer comunitário que engendram capital social entre mulheres mais velhas vivendo nessas localidades.

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