Children, gender, video games : towards a relational approach to multimedia
by
 
Walkerdine, Valerie.

Title
Children, gender, video games : towards a relational approach to multimedia

Author
Walkerdine, Valerie.

ISBN
9780230584716

Personal Author
Walkerdine, Valerie.

Publication Information
Basingstoke [England] ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, c2007.

Physical Description
v, 235 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Video game research -- Video games and childhood masculinity -- 'Remember not to die' : girls playing video games -- Rethinking violence -- Regulating game play : 'clingy, sooky mummy's boys' and other personas -- Video games in a global market -- Becoming a player -- Playing the game -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Subject Term
Video games and children.
 
Video games -- Social aspects.
 
Video games -- Psychological aspects.
 
Video games -- Psychological aspects -- Sex differences.


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