The role of "outdoor capital" in the socialization of wildland recreationists

Robert D. Bixler; Beverly Morris

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The role of "outdoor capital" in the socialization of wildland recreationists

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert D. Bixler, Beverly Morris

Year:

1998

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Vogelsong, Hans G., comp, ed. Proceedings of the 1997 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1997 April 6 - 9; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-241. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 237-242.

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Abstract

Interviews were conducted with canoeists and kayakers to identify key socialization experiences that led to involvement in these activities. Nonparticipants were also interviewed as a comparison group. Family involvement, both direct and through delegation to institutions such as summer camps and scouting, were key factors. While there was tremendous variation in socialization experiences, canoeists and kayakers had "accumulated" large numbers of outdoor experiences by the time they had reached their teens. This "outdoor capital" provides a solid experiential foundation for adopting water-based wildland recreation activities

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 1997 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Bixler, Robert D.; Morris, Beverly. 1998. The role of "outdoor capital" in the socialization of wildland recreationists. In: Vogelsong, Hans G., comp, ed. Proceedings of the 1997 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1997 April 6 - 9; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-241. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 237-242.