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Imprint:Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Transportation issues, policies and R & D
Safety and risk in society
Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
Safety and risk in society series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124349
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Other authors / contributors:Ferraro, Christina N.
ISBN:9781617612084
1617612081
9781617611209
1617611204
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Other form:Print version: Traffic safety Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011. 9781617611209 (hardcover)
Table of Contents:
  • ""TRAFFIC SAFETY ""; ""TRAFFIC SAFETY ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""SOCIAL ASPECTS OF PERCEPTIONS OF TRAFFIC HAZARDS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN RIO DE JANEIRO AS INPUT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AT SCHOOL ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION AND RISK PERCEPTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ""; ""2.1. Education in Schools ""; ""2.2. Road Safety Education (RSE) ""; ""2.2.1. Historical Overview""; ""2.2.2. Goals and Targets ""; ""2.3. Surveys of Children and Adolescents ""; ""2.4. Childrenâ€?s Perceptions and Drawing up Public Policies ""
  • ""2.5. Conclusion """"3. ANALYSIS OF THE DISCOURSE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE PERCEPTION ""; ""3.1. Discourse Studies Based on Linguistic Orientation ""; ""3.2. Theory of Argumentation within Language ""; ""3.2.1. Development of the Theory ""; ""3.2.2. Polyphony in Ducrot ""; ""3.2.3. The Theory of Semantic Blocks""; ""3.2.4. Polyphony Based on the Theory of Semantic Blocks""; ""3.3. Conclusion ""; ""4. SURVEY OF TRAFFIC HAZARD PERCEPTIONS ""; ""4.1. How the Survey Was Conducted ""; ""4.2. Description of the Sample ""; ""4.2.1. Type of School ""
  • ""4.2.2. Gender and Age of the Schoolchildren and Descriptive Variables for their Families """"4.2.3. Trips to School ""; ""4.3. Traffic-Related Elements Identified in the Essays ""; ""4.3.1. Type of Event, Type of Accident and role played by the Schoolchild in the Narrative ""; ""4.3.2. Factors Contributing to the Occurrence of Accidents or Hazardous Situations ""; ""4.3.3. Proposals for Improving Traffic ""; ""4.4. Conclusion ""; ""5. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF PERCEIVED RISKS ""
  • ""5.1. Example of Discourse Analysis According to the Theory of Argumentation within Language """"5.2. Discourse Analysis: Main Arguments Presented by the Schoolchildren ""; ""5.3. Perceived Risks and Their Educational Potential ""; ""Drivers versus Pedestrians ""; ""Responsibility for Accidents ""; ""Haste: A Risky Behaviour ""; ""Risk as a Source of Pleasure ""; ""Conflicting Perceptions ""; ""Collaboration, Respect, Love of Life ""; ""5.4. Educational Proposal ""; ""5.5 The Need for a Safety Culture ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""
  • ""TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF DRIVER AGGRESSION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE """"ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""INCONSISTENCIES IN DEFINING AND OPERATIONALISING DRIVER AGGRESSION ""; ""SOURCES AND EXPRESSION OF DRIVER AGGRESSION ""; ""PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF DRIVER AGGRESSION ""; ""Survey Data ""; ""Police Reports ""; ""Media Analyses ""; ""PREDICTORS OF DRIVER AGGRESSION ""; ""Demographic Factors""; ""Person-Related Factors ""; ""Situational Factors ""; ""Substance Use and Psychiatric Factors""; ""Attribution of Blame ""