Examining Gender Bias in Children's Video Games

Examining Gender Bias in Children's Video Games

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Main Author: Roach, Lisa N.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK 2014
Subjects:
Behavioral Sciences
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Gender
Video Games
Children
Gender Bias
Sexism
Games
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399981766
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ouhonors13999817662021-08-03T06:24:49Z Examining Gender Bias in Children's Video Games Roach, Lisa N. Behavioral Sciences Gender Studies Womens Studies Gender Video Games Children Gender Gender Bias Sexism Games Boys play more video games than girls. After examining differences in cognitive and social constructs that influence gameplay, we discovered that if a person starts playing video games at a young age they are more likely to continue to play into adulthood than someone who does not start playing as a child. After identifying sexualization, violence, and the social aspects of the games as important characteristics that determine if a girl would enjoy playing a game or not, we conducted a survey of 48 Everyone-rated video games. With our survey, we examined these constructs to determine if children’ games tend to be more appealing for boys than girls. We found that while overt examples of violence and sexism are rare, all games studied featured a majority of male characters and had very little relationship building components that girls enjoy. 2014-05-13 English text Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399981766 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1399981766 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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language English
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topic Behavioral Sciences
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Gender
Video Games
Children
Gender
Gender Bias
Sexism
Games
spellingShingle Behavioral Sciences
Gender Studies
Womens Studies
Gender
Video Games
Children
Gender
Gender Bias
Sexism
Games
Roach, Lisa N.
Examining Gender Bias in Children's Video Games
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