Citation

Cuttler SJ, Malone RE. ANS Adv. Nurs. Sci. 2005; 28(3): 278-286.

Affiliation

Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16106156

Abstract

Hall, Stevens, and Meleis' critical feminist theory of marginalization provides a useful lens through which to examine both the role of the automobile in Western society and the related phenomenon of automobile-pedestrian injury. This article draws on a specific case of automobile-pedestrian fatality in San Francisco's Mission District to show how the marginalization of neighborhoods, groups, and individuals occurs in an autocentric environment. Nurses can use concepts of marginalization to inform and dialogue with communities about healthier, safer transportation options and ways to achieve them.