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Boy Racer Culture - Youth, Masculinity and Deviance (Hardcover, New)
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Boy Racer Culture - Youth, Masculinity and Deviance (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography
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On the public roads boy racers are a foreboding presence, viewed
with suspicion and derision by the 'respectable' motorist. The
problem of the young (male) driver is one which has plagued
authorities and governments due to youths' acclaimed propensity to
engage in deviant and dangerous driving behaviours. Boy Racer
Culture sheds light on the boy racer phenomenon through
ethnographic research with the notorious 'Bouley Basher' culture in
the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, and the moral panic on the part of
outside groups including the local community, police, politicians
and media. This book examines the creation of masculine and
feminine identities in a traditionally male-dominated subculture
through car-related rituals such as 'modding', subcultural media
and events, and the quest for celebrity status via public
performances. Boy Racer Culture challenges common misconceptions
surrounding the boy racer, the 'problematic' young (male) motorist
and the car modifier. It will be essential reading for an
international audience including sociologists and criminologists,
particularly those with an interest in youth culture, subcultures,
moral panics, car culture, anti-social behaviour, and the
governance and policing of the roads.
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