THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIETAL VALUES ON RATES OF DEATH AND INJURY

AMERICAN CULTURAL VALUES DO NOT FAVOR AS SAFE AN ENVIRONMENT AS COULD BE ACHIEVED WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY. RISK AND DANGER ARE TOLERATED, AND THERE IS GROWING DISCREPANCY BETWEEN CULTURAL VALUES AND SOCIAL REALITY. DESPITE AN INCREASINGLY TECHNOLOGICAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT, CHILDREN ARE STILL TAUGHT VALUES EVOLVED IN A FRONTIER SOCIETY. THE INCREASE IN MECHANICALLY POWERFUL DEVICES, INCLUDING CARS, THE IMPORTANCE OF CARS TO YOUNG MALE DRIVERS, THE ROLE OF VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE FACTORS FOR SAFETY ARE DISCUSSED. /HSL/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 3, No 1, PP 2-8, 8 REF
• Authors:
  • Klein, D
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 2-8
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Fatalities; Injuries; Social values
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223640
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 12 1972 12:00AM