Boy racer culture : youth, masculinity and deviance / / Karen Lumsden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463021703321
• Autore: Lumsden Karen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-08331-8; 1-299-13710-5; 1-136-18436-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages)
• Collana: Routledge advances in ethnography ; ; 12
• Disciplina: 303.48/32
• Soggetti: Teenage automobile drivers - Scotland - Aberdeen; Masculinity - Scotland - Aberdeen; Automobiles - Social aspects - Scotland - Aberdeen; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: rebels of the road -- Car cultures and deviance -- Setting the scene : the history of aberdeen's boy racers -- Fuelling the panic : societal concern and media images of the boy racer -- The politics of the road : policing, governing and educating the boy racer -- "We're not boy racers but they are" : the stickiness of labels -- Rites of the road : "modding", subcultural media and public performances -- Gendered interactions in the boy racer culture -- Conclusion: contested realities.
• Sommario/riassunto: On the public roads boy racers are a foreboding presence, viewed with suspicion and derision by the 'respectable' motorist. The problem of the young (male) driver is one which has plagued authorities and governments due to youths' acclaimed propensity to engage in deviant and dangerous driving behaviours. Boy Racer Culture sheds light on the boy racer phenomenon through ethnographic research with the notorious 'Bouley Basher' culture in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, and the moral panic on the part of outside groups including the local community, police, politicians and media. This book examines the creation of masculine and feminine identities in a traditionally male-dominated subculture through car-related rituals such as 'modding', ; subcultural media and events, and the quest for celebrity status via public performances. Boy Racer Culture challenges common misconceptions surrounding the boy racer, the 'problematic' young (male) motorist and the car modifier. It will be essential reading for an international audience including sociologists and criminologists, particularly those with an interest in youth culture, subcultures, moral panics, car culture, anti-social behaviour, and the governance and policing of the roads. On the public roads boy racers are a foreboding presence, viewed with suspicion and derision by the 'respectable' motorist. The problem of the young (male) driver is one which has plagued authorities and governments due to youths' acclaimed propensity to engage in deviant and dangerous driving behaviours. Boy Racer Culture sheds light on the boy racer phenomenon through ethnographic research with the notorious 'Bouley Basher' culture in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, and the moral panic on the part of outside groups including the local community, police, politicians and media. This book examines the creation of masculine and feminine identities in a traditionally male-dominated subculture through car-related rituals such as 'modding', subcultural media and events, and the quest for celebrity status via public performances. Boy Racer Culture challenges common misconceptions surrounding the boy racer, the 'problematic' young (male) motorist and the car modifier. It will be essential reading for an international audience including sociologists and criminologists, particularly those with an interest in youth culture, subcultures, moral panics, car culture, anti-social behaviour, and the governance and policing of the roads.

Thermoset nanocomposites [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Vikas Mittal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141583803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2013
• ISBN: 3-527-65964-1; 3-527-65967-6; 3-527-65966-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Collana: Polymer nano-micro- and macrocomposites, , 2191-0421
• Altri autori (Persone): MittalVikas
• Disciplina: 620.115; 620.5
• Soggetti: Thermosetting composites; Nanotubes; Nanocomposites (Materials)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Epoxy-Vermiculite Nanocomposites; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Experimental; 1.2.1 Materials; 1.2.2 H2O2 Treatment; 1.2.3 Milling and De-agglomeration; 1.2.4 Delamination; 1.2.5 Cation Exchange Capacity; 1.2.6 Ion Exchange and Nanocomposite Preparation; 1.2.7 Characterization of the Fillers and Composite Films; 1.3 Results and Discussion; 1.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 2: Polymer Nanocomposites with UV-Cured Epoxies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Photopolymerization of Epoxides; 2.3 Limits in Curing Epoxy Composites by UV Irradiation 2.4 Top-Down UV-Cured Epoxy Nanocomposites; 2.5 Bottom-Up UV-Cured Epoxy Nanocomposites; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3: Influence of Organic Modification and Polyurethane Structure on Clay Dispersion in Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites; 3.1 Polymer Nanocomposites: An Introduction; 3.2 Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites; 3.2.1 Polyurethane Products and Chemistry; 3.2.2 Polyurethane Clay Composites; 3.3 Influence of Organic Modification of Clay and Structure of PU on PU/Clay Nanocomposites Structure; 3.3.1 Reactive and ; Nonreactive Modifiers; 3.3.2 Effect of Nature of Modifier on Clay Dispersion in PU 3.3.3 Effect of Nature of Modifier on Properties of PU Nanocomposites; 3.4 Conclusions; References; 4: Thermal Properties of Formaldehyde-Based Thermoset Nanocomposites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical Background of Thermal Kinetics; 4.2.1 Conventional Kinetics of Thermal Cure and Degradation; 4.2.2 Theory of Temperature-Modulated DSC (TMDSC); 4.2.3 Theory of Temperature-Modulated TG (MTG); 4.3 Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites; 4.3.1 Cure Kinetics of MF Resin/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites; 4.3.2 Cure Kinetics of PF Resin/Clay/Cellulose Nanocomposites 4.3.3 Thermal Degradation Kinetics of PF Resin/MWCNT/Cellulose Nanocomposites; 4.3.4 Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of PF Resin/MWCNT/Cellulose Nanocomposites; 4.4 Mechanical Properties of the Nanocomposites; 4.5 Summary; Acknowledgment; References; 5: Mechanical Performance of Thermoset Clay Nanocomposites; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Viscoelasticity Analysis: Dynamical Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA); 5.3 Rigidity - Young's Modulus; 5.4 Strain at Break; 5.5 Stress at Break - Fracture Toughness; 5.6 Conclusion; References; 6: Unsaturated Polyester Resin Clay Hybrid Nanocomposites 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites; 6.3 Clay Minerals; 6.3.1 Layered Structure; 6.3.2 General Characteristics; 6.3.3 Surface Modification; 6.3.4 Processing and Characterization; 6.4 Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Clay-UP Nanocomposites; 6.5 Flame Retardance; 6.6 Bio-Derived Unsaturated Polyester-Clay Nanocomposites; References; 7: Hyperbranched Polymers as Clay Surface Modifications for Nanocomposites; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Hyperbranched Polymers for Antimicrobial Surface; 7.3 Hyperbranched Polymers on Adsorbents for Cr(VI) Water Treatment
• Sommario/riassunto: The book discusses proven and promising methods to achieve a compatibilization between the organic and inorganic phases in thermoset polymers such as polyurethanes, phenolic resins, polyesters and epoxies. Of particular importance to the polymer engineer are the chapters dealing with compatibilization agents such as maleic anhydride elastomers, hydroxyl or carboxylic acid functionalized copolymers or metallocenes that catalyze the reactive processing. This title is essential reading for materials scientists, polymer chemists, chemical industry, and chemical engineers.