Influence of the Depiction of Video Game Female Warrior Figures and the Effect On Video Game Play and Enjoyment as well as Attitudes Toward Women

dc.contributor.advisorWright, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorHogston, Robert Clayton
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-25T17:37:08Z
dc.date.available2022-03-25T17:37:08Z
dc.date.created2014-05
dc.date.issued2013-11-04
dc.date.submittedMay 2014
dc.description.abstractVideo games are incredibly widespread. According to some statistics, 41% of homes now possess a video game console of some type. With such a large audience playing video games and consuming the images and ideals associated with them, some effect would have to be seen on the population that play these games the most. This population is mainly made up of children, teenagers, and young adults. These individuals are consuming on a near daily basis images of violence, sexuality, and aggression that are not always accurate to reality. In particular, female characters are most like to exhibit a mix of sexuality and aggression in these video games. More often than not, women are portrayed as idealized sexual beings while also being aggressors or as the object of aggression. This juxtaposition leads to the conclusion that video games could have a negative effect on the beliefs and attitudes surrounding violence against women as well as both hostile and benevolent sexism.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.library.cofc.edu/handle/123456789/5215
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectvideo games
dc.subjectsexism
dc.subjectobjectification
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleInfluence of the Depiction of Video Game Female Warrior Figures and the Effect On Video Game Play and Enjoyment as well as Attitudes Toward Women
dc.type.genrethesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorCollege of Charleston
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Science
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