The structure and substance of automobile racing, or how hi-tech keeps its greasy side down

Automobile racing is approached as a feature of advanced capitalist society. First, the organized sport of automobile racing is considered in a Levi-Straussian construct, and the myths and structures underlying that sport are examined. A cognitive model is then developed to illustrate further the interaction of the rules or structures that govern this 'game.' L'auteur aborde le sujet des courses d'automobiles comme étant un attribut des sociétés capitalistes. D'abord, il considère le sport organisé des courses d'automobiles selon 1'approche de Lévi-Strauss, et il examine les mythes et les structures à la base de ce sport. Ensuite, il développe un modèle cognitif, dans la perspective du coureur, pour illustrer davantage l'action réciproque des règies ou des structures qui gouvernent ce 'jeu

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