Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live : Theoretical Perspectives from the Virtual Margins.

Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live provides a much-needed theoretical framework for examining deviant behavior and deviant bodies within one of the largest virtual gaming communities-Xbox Live. Previous research on video games has focused mostly on violence and examining violent behavior result...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gray, Kishonna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Temas:
Violence in video games.
Video games > Moral and ethical aspects.
Xbox video games > Social aspects.
Racism in popular culture.
Violence dans les jeux vidéo.
Jeux vidéo > Aspect moral.
Jeux vidéo Xbox > Aspect social.
Racisme dans la culture populaire.
Racism in popular culture
Video games > Moral and ethical aspects
Violence in video games
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live provides a much-needed theoretical framework for examining deviant behavior and deviant bodies within one of the largest virtual gaming communities-Xbox Live. Previous research on video games has focused mostly on violence and examining violent behavior resulting from consuming this medium. This limited scope has skewed criminologists'' understanding of video games and video game culture. Xbox Live has proven to be more than just a gaming platform for users. It has evolved into a multimedia entertainment outlet for more than 20 million users. This book e.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (114 pages)
ISBN:9781317521808
1317521803

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