Motor Racing 1894 - 1949 - a brief history

 Safety in Formula One from 1950 including:

 Timeline

 The Professionalization of Drivers & Formation of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association

 Masculinity and the perception of risk

 The Formation the Formula One Constructors' Association

 Commercialization and Safety

 The Formation of the Grand Prix Medical Service

 Newspaper analysis: The Times newspaper reporting of fatalities 1950 - 97

 The Media and the Safety Issue

 A Summary of Conclusions and Thoughts

 Women in Motorsports including:

 Women in Motorsports Timeline

 Women Working in Motorsports

 The Representation of Women in Motorsports

Sociology of Sport

These pages cover some of the areas I found interesting whilst studying the sociology of sport culminating in writing my MSc dissertation regarding safety in Formula One Motor Racing 1950 -1997. I am very thankful to my friends who've put up with me throughout my studies and many of them have asked to see my dissertation but been put off by the sociology tag and so the idea for a webpage was sown.

I've tried to make these pages informal so as many people as possible can find them useful and interesting. It's not a carbon copy of my dissertation or a definitive sociological analysis but hopefully these pages give an idea of what my studies entailed. Sociology is a dynamic subject so my thoughts are but one very little corner. If you did feel some of the points raised may help you in any studies please remember because these pages are informal and sometimes anecdotal they are not presented as a piece of work for assessment would be and that must be considered if referring to them.

If you have an interest in sociology, at whatever level, I hope the ideas in these pages spark some interest and questions as well as answers about looking at sport sociologically. If you have an interest in motor racing I hope you enjoy this rather different look at the sport

     What is the sociology of sport?

     Theory overview including feminism and figurational sociology

     Motor Racing: A Sociological Perspective including:
          Safety in Formula One Motor Racing
          Woman in Motorsports

© Rebecca Hobbs 1999 - 2004

Important note: these pages are my own thoughts and views on the sociology of sport. I do not claim that these pages are affiliated in anyway to any institutions I have studied with or take responsibility for any damage or loss occurring from the use of the information herein. Where other people's work is referred to I have fully referenced them and indicated they are quotes. Any queries, please e-mail me.

 
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