Women and the Wild

1. Kaylee Poehlein
9/25/2015
Womenand the Wild
Women and the Wild
 Quotes are used very often. I found them all throughout the paper
 The actual theory is listed on page 1
 The theoretical framework being used is from advertisements being given
 The purpose of the study is to show women’s interaction with the wilderness.
 This is stated in page 1. “We explore media representations of wilderness
recreation as a possible agent in the gender socialization process that dissuades
women from participation.”
 Headings and subheadings are used in this paper
 They are helpful to find information in the paper
 The research question is, “What are appropriate places and activities for men
and women?”
 This is how articles are selected for the study, “We suggest that activity-based
magazines—magazines whose primary subject matter is wilderness recreation
activities—may be a particularly influential source of information.” Page 3
 Theoretical research is used
 The studies are qualitative in nature
 Research findings: 1) women have low levels of engagement with the wilderness
and wilderness recreation activities; 2) women are followers who need guidance;
3) women’s engagement with these activities are meant to either be an escape
from the home or a way to mimic the home in the outdoors; and 4) women who
are highly engaged in wilderness recreation activities are unique and require
feminization.
 Limitations are mentioned throughout the paper. There are things in the articles
that the researcher cannot control.