Gendered performances in a male-dominated subculture: 'girl racers', car modification and the quest for masculinity

This paper discusses female participation in the male-dominated 'boy racer' culture. Little is known about girls who join male-dominated subcultures while studies of car cultures have tended to describe girls as peripheral participants and emphasise the link between the car and masculinity...

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Main Author:	Karen Lumsden
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Sociology not elsewhere classified Other human society not elsewhere classified Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified Car culture Femininity Ethnography Gender Subcultures Youth Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified Sociology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/11668
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