CLASSIFYING ACCIDENTS BY SOCIOLOGICAL VARIABLES FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

ACCIDENT DATA ON A SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION OF 16,000 CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. TWO ASPECTS OF OVERALL ACCIDENT PREVENTION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC INCIDENCES. THESE ARE THE SOCIAL CONFIGURATIONS IN WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCUR AND THE UTILIZATION OF THESE DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT AND CURRICULA INPUTS FOR ALL EDUCATIONAL GRADE LEVELS. WITHIN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK, PSYCHOLOGISTS OFTEN HAVE TALKED ABOUT TRANSITIONAL EMOTIONAL STATES AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN ACCIDENT CAUSATION; THIS PAPER SUGGESTS, FROM A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW, THAT THERE IS AN IMPLIED SOCIAL MILIEU IN WHICH ACCIDENTS OCCUR. USING THE MODELS SUGGESTED BY THE AUTHORS, IT WAS SHOWN THAT FEMALES MORE OFTEN HAVE THEIR ACCIDENTS IN A NON-SOCIAL CONTEXT. FURTHER DATA BREAKDOWNS SUGGEST THAT ACCIDENTS CONSISTENTLY VARY BY THE ACTIVITY SITUATION, SOCIAL NATURE, SEX, AND DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL. THIS PERHAPS IMPLIES THE NEED FOR MORE HOMOGENEOUS GROUPING OF STUDENTS SO THAT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT CAN BE MORE SPECIFIC. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 1, No 4, PP 270-271, 4 REF
• Authors:
  • McGlade, F S
  • Abercrombie, S A
• Publication Date: 1970-12-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Behavioral Research in Highway Safety
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Behavioral Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Classification; Gender; Prevention; Safety; Safety education; Social factors; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223669
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM