Shirts vs. Skins: Clothing as an Indicator of Gender Role Stereotyping in Video Games

By Berrin A. Beasley, Tracy Collins Standley. 2002

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The Lara Phenomenon: Powerful Female Characters in Video Games (2007, methodology): “Our observations confirmed the importance that is generally attributed to breasts in a game context, especially in games designed for a ‘mature’ audience (Beasley & Standley, 2002).”
Virtual Virgins and Vamps: The Effects of Exposure to Female Characters’ Sexualized Appearance and Gaze in an Immersive Virtual Environment (2009, background): “Similarly, content and critical analyses have revealed that video games and virtual worlds are perpetuating stereotypical portrayals of women (Beasley and Standley 2002; Dietz 1998).”
Demographic differences in perceived benefits from gamification (2014, background): “…(Carr, 2005; Hartmann & Klimmt, 2006), etc. and have examined motivational effects of contentual (sexualized) representations of (female) gender (Beasley & Collins Standley, 2002; Dietz, 1998; Kafai, 1998), violent themes and competitiveness (Dietz, 1998; Lucas & Sherry, 2004), and lack of…”
Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines (2007, background): “One is that male characters far outnumber female characters in video games (Beasley and Collins Standley 2002; Ivory 2006; Scharrer 2004).”
Sexual Objectification in Music Videos: A Content Analysis Comparing Gender and Genre (2011, background): “Just as is the case with teen movies (Callister, Stern, Coyne, Robinson, & Bennion, in press), video games (Beasley & Standley, 2002), and other teen media (Pardun, L’Engle, & Brown, 2005), we argue that music videos provide an important source of sexual socialization for young people.”