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Contexts, Pleasures, and Preferences: Girls Playing Computer Games

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Women and girls in the West have reputedly refused to embrace computer games with the same zeal as their male peers. Theorists from a range of disciplines have investigated the reasons behind these statistics (Bryce & Rutter, 2002; Cassell & Jenkins, 2000; Kerr 2003; Krotoski 2000; Schott & Horrell, 2000). One thing these diverse efforts share is an interest in girls and their gaming preferences.

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  1. Diane Carr
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

    Sandra Weber (Professor of Education) (Professor of Education)

  2. Humanities Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture Program, Concordia University, Canada

    Shanly Dixon (doctoral candidate in Concordia University) (doctoral candidate in Concordia University)

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Carr, D. (2007). Contexts, Pleasures, and Preferences: Girls Playing Computer Games. In: Weber, S., Dixon, S. (eds) Growing Up Online. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230607019_10

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