GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE PERCEPTION OF LEISURE - A CONCEPTUAL-MODEL

The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model to study gender differences in the perception of leisure. The model attempts to explain how leisure is differently perceived by men and women, given the diversity of roles they play in contemporary society. After outlining various approaches for defining leisure, it is suggested that gender differences studied in a social context can better explain differences in the perception of leisure than biological sex alone. Propositions of how gender differences may affect the perception of leisure are presented.