What is a True Gamer? The Male Gamer Stereotype and the Marginalization of Women in Video Game Culture.
Women and men play video games in approximately equal numbers. Despite this similarity, video gaming is still strongly associated with men. A common justification for this stereotype is that, although women might play games, they should not be considered 'true' or 'hard-core' gamers because they pla...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 76; no. 7-8; pp. 421 - 436 |
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