RACE, GENDER & DEVIANCE IN XBOX LIVE: Theoretical Perspectives From The Virtual Margins by GRAY

Routledge, 2014. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Routledge, 2014. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Routledge. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Anderson, 2014. Softcover. Fine.

Paperback / softback. New. 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 examines the nature of social interactions within Xbox Live, which are often riddled with deviant behavior, including but not limited to racism and sexism. The text situates video games within a hegemonic framework deploying whiteness and masculinity as the norm. The experiences of the marginalized bodies are situated within the framework of deviance as they fail to conform to the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Anderson Pub Co, 2014. Paperback. New. 88 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches.

Routledge, 2014-04-09. Paperback. New. 8x6x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing