Race, gender, and deviance in Xbox Live : theoretical perspectives from the virtual margins /
Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live: Theoretical Criminology from the Virtual Margins 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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Waltham, Mass. :
Anderson Pub.,
[2015]
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| Series: | Theoretical criminology series.
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| Online Access: | Taylor & Francis |
| Summary: | Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live: Theoretical Criminology from the Virtual Margins 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 multimedi. |
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| Item Description: | "Video gameography": p. [89]. Originally published 2014 by Anderson Publishing. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 88 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-88). |
| ISBN: | 9781315721378 1315721376 1138143324 9781138143326 1317521803 9781317521808 0323296254 9780323296250 |