Estereotipos de género y videojuegos online en jóvenes universitarios de la ciudad de La Paz
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Gender stereotypes (GE) are beliefs related to the ought and/or behaviors of men and women that perpetuate gender discrimination in different spaces; one of these is the virtual world. Where Dota-LOL online video games are found. Thus, the objective of this article is to know what attributes are assigned by young university students to the characters and to identify the beliefs attributed to the female characters. From a qualitative ap proach that assumes subjective reality, a deep and reflective analysis, 11 interviews were conducted. Confirming that in this type of video games women are assigned related roles: care, empathy, weakness; to men: leadership, aggressiveness, coldness, protector.
Author: Yessica Casia Poma Poma
Institution: Universidad La Salle
Language: English
Topic: Digital Games and Media
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402622486