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Qualitative Literature Review On Drinking And Driving

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This literature review is separated into three main parts by the discussion themes that are examined in the included studies. The literature on the theme on construction of the gender roles through analyzing stereotypes about women drivers generally designed as the quantitative studies that tend to generalize the data on the subject. Nevertheless, there are several qualitative studies as well that provide comprehensive qualitative analysis of the gender stereotypes and driving experience by including social context. In the present review, the literature divided into three coherent categories. The first part of the review includes the studies of the authors who consider the link between self-assessment and driving performance by women, and …show more content…

According to Berger, stereotype about female drivers can be linked to beliefs that women unable to handle stressful situations that require making of rapid decisions. This kind of situation occurs, Berger proposes, because of their emotional sensitivity, which make them poor drivers. In addition, several studies have suggested that the stereotypes may affect driving behaviors (Davies & Patel, 2005; Derks, Scheepers, Laar, & Ellemers, 2011). In support, some other studies show that negative beliefs associated with women drivers could lead to the decline of their driving performances (Chateignier, Chekroun, Nugier, & Dutrevis, 2011; Felonneau & Becker, 2011; Yeung &von Hippel, …show more content…

In the research, more male respondents in all age groups seemed to believe that women are not competent at driving. What is more, women and men agreed that men have good driving skills. The authors demonstrated three characteristics associated with men drivers, these were confidence, speed and pleasure of driving, and four features associated with women drivers, it was caution and carefulness emerged as the central aspect in the stereotype representation theory (Degraeve et al.,

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