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Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1992
Video games are neither neutral nor harmless but represent very specific social and symbolic constructs. Research on the social content of today's video games reveals that sex bias and gender stereotyping are widely evident throughout the Nintendo games. Violence and aggression also pervade the great majority of the games. (MLF)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Interests, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education
