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The history of automobiles is not just the story of invention, manufacturing, and marketing; it is also a story of repair. Auto Mechanics opens the repair shop to historical study—for the first time—by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession. Kevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology—from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the "check engine" light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic’s occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic’s unique expertise. He further shows how aspects of the consumer rights and environmental movements, as well as the design of automotive electronics, reflected and challenged the social identity and expertise of the mechanic. In the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.
The Center for Vocational and Technical Education is developing a system for acquiring and using occupational information effectively in designing and revising curricula. This interim report is offered before completion of the major project so that the occupational information collected during the development of the system may be available for use by curriculum developers, instructors, and others involved in planning and conducting vocational and technical programs. Automotive mechanics are skilled and highly trained people in the field of automotive repair and maintenance. It is the purpose of this report to present the results of the task inventory analysis survey conducted by the project staff in the automotive mechanics occupational area.
"Explains what auto mechanics do; describes their uniforms, tools, and places of work; and indicates the training and education needed for their job." -- T.p. verso.
Describes 250 occupations which cover approximately 107 million jobs.