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Anxious to Play: Social and Emotional Forces that Restrict Women's Video Game Skill Development

Description:

Competitive gaming, or esports, is a high-skill endeavor embedded in a highly gendered social context. Using multiple methodological approaches, this dissertation argues that gender-gaming inequality is a result of changeable stereotypes that impact women throughout their lives. Specifically, gender-gaming stereotypes limit women’s initial access to gaming, discourage their continued interest...

Keyword:

video games, learning, esports, expertise, stereotypes, and performance

Subject:

Social psychology and Psychology

Creator:

Nolla, Kyle

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

10/07/2021

Date Created:

2021-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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etdadmin_upload_844861 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:15748