The gendered identity of South African video arcades, games and their users.

dc.contributor.advisor	Prinsloo, Jeanne.
dc.contributor.author	Mostert, Jeanette Lesley.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-17T07:04:44Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-17T07:04:44Z
dc.date.created	2001
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.description	Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.	en
dc.description.abstract	This research investigates the gendered nature of video arcades and video games, in relation to the perceptions and attitudes of the users to them. Video arcades are relatively recent sites of leisure and engagement with electronic games. Very little research (if any) in this area has been done in South Africa. This research is concerned with both media and gender and draws on a theoretical framework informed by poststructural understandings of gender construction and discourse. The research also examines users' habits and attitudes to and perceptions of the video arcades, the games and their narrative scenarios, in relation to gendered behaviours. As a Media Educator, these findings reinforce the researcher's belief in an urgent need for Media Education in South African schools.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10413/5787
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Video games--Social aspects.	en
dc.subject	Gender identity in mass media.	en
dc.subject	Mass media--Study and teaching.	en
dc.subject	Theses--Education.	en
dc.title	The gendered identity of South African video arcades, games and their users.	en
dc.type	Thesis	en

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