Video games, crime and next-gen deviance: reorienting the debate

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In recent decades the video games industry has grown astronomically, quickly becoming a substantial part of our everyday lives. Alongside the rise of this technology, the med...

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Contributors: Kelly, Craig (Editor) ; Lynes, Adam (Editor) ; Hoffin, Kevin (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom North America Japan India Malaysia China Emerald Publishing 2020
In:Year: 2020
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Keywords:
Social Sciences
Social Science / Criminology
Social Science / Popular Culture
Social Science / Media Studies
Electronic books
Aufsatzsammlung
Computerspiel > Kriminalität > Gewalttätigkeit
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. In recent decades the video games industry has grown astronomically, quickly becoming a substantial part of our everyday lives. Alongside the rise of this technology, the media, academia and, in some cases, governments, have drawn correlations between video games and serious instances of violence, focusing most notably on mass shootings. This narrow debate has distracted from our understanding of many of the harms which video games can, in some cases, cause, perpetuate or hide. Drawing upon the emerging deviant leisure perspective, this book seeks to re-orientate the debate on video games and their associated potential harms. Through the examination of culturally embedded harms such as gambling, sexual violence and addiction, together with the rise in swatting and other activities, the authors explore the notion that video games are inexplicably intertwined with aspects of deviancy
Item Description:Gesehen am 20.08.2020
Auf der Titelblattrückseite: First edition, Verlagsort Bingley
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 214 Seiten)
ISBN:9781838674472
9781838674496