Genre et rapport au risque : de la compréhension au levier pour l’action

Abstract

Accident data shows males, whatever their age, are significantly more involved in road crashes as e result of a larger involvement in a wide range of risky and physically dangerous activities. This paper takes stock of knowledge that enables to understand the effect of gender on road crashes in a psychosocial developmental approach, pointing out the effects of gender stereotype compliance on relation to risk and compliance with rules, particularly in terms of internalization. It proposes trail of changes for road safety education to better develop rule internalization while taking into account gender stereotypes.

Keywords

• gender
• risk
• rules
• compliance
• stereotypes
• internalization