Driving cultures: cars, young people and cultural research

Sarah Redshaw

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Abstract

This article describes the Driving Cultures research, the cultural importance of the car and the psychological approaches central to research in the field of road safety and investigations of the over–representation of young people in crashes. The aim of the article is to outline driving as a cultural practice drawing on the experiences of young people as described in focus groups in order to show how cultural research can contribute to a social concern such as traffic injury and death.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)74-89
Number of pages16
JournalCultural Studies Review
Volume12
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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