![]() ![]() Second, it is suggested that when women do take up farming, they consciously undertake dangerous farming activities to prove that they are 'authentic' farmers. First, danger is normalised and children are socialised to undertake risky behaviour. Based on qualitative data gathered for a Scottish study, it is argued that within farm families there is a socialisation and normalisation of danger. Why do safety campaigns have such limited success and why do farm families bring this terrible grief on themselves? This article argues that farm accidents are a persistent social pattern requiring analysis of how families are socialised to interact with the farming space. ![]() Farming remains largely a family business and most accidents happen to family members. In the western world, farming is the most dangerous occupation with the highest rates of accidents and fatalities. ![]()
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