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Article: The Impact of Immigration: Leisure Experience in the Lives of South American Immigrants.
- Article from:
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
- Author:
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Though leisure researchers have, in recent years, show a growing interest in the Hispanic [1] community, most of the research conducted has focused almost exclusively on the leisure experiences among Mexican Americans or Hispanics from Central America. The purpose of the investigation was to explore the impact of immigration on the leisure experiences of a selected group of South American immigrants living in the United States. This investigation was based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews of 9 females and 8 males. Analysis of the interview data revealed changes in the immigrants' lifestyles after migrating to the United States. Some of these behavioral ...