Social issues in esports / edited by Anne Tjønndal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tjønndal, Anne, 1988- editor.

Series:

Routledge research in sport, culture and society.

Routledge research in sport, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

eSports (Contests)--Social aspects.

eSports (Contests).

eSports (Contests)--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2023]

Summary:

"This book provides important new insights into social issues in the rapidly growing field of esports, filling a gap in the literature that has, until now, been dominated by business and management perspectives. Bringing together leading esports experts from Europe, North America and Australia, the book provides new sociological analyses that define and locate esports in social studies. It explores key issues in esports, and in the wider sociology of sport, including gender equity, diversity, cheating and doping, physical and mental health, and issues related to the governance of esports. Presenting new empirical research alongside critical, theoretical perspectives, the book addresses themes such as digitalisation, technology, equality, innovation and welfare, suggesting directions for future research and highlighting implications for practice and development in the esports industry. This is essential reading for advanced students, researchers and practitioners working in esports, the sociology of sport, gaming studies, media studies, sociology, or the interaction of ICT and wider society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Part I Setting the scene

Chapter 1 Introduction to social issues in esports

Chapter 2 Social issues in esports: Current and emerging trends in research

Part II Gender

Chapter 3 The representation of women in Hearthstone esports

Chapter 4 Leadership and gender inclusion in esports organisations

Chapter 5 The importance of female characters in esports: A quantitative analysis of players' perceptions of gendered character representations in sports video games

Part III Mental health and integrity issues

Chapter 6 Stress and coping in esports

Chapter 7 Doping in esports

Chapter 8 'Virtually cycling': The impact of technology, cheating, and performance enhancement in bicycle e-racing

Part IV Diversity and inclusion

Chapter 9 Understanding the potential for esports to support social inclusion agendas

Chapter 10 The Olympic Movement and esports governance: Finding the right way of cooperating for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Part V Conclusion

Chapter 11 Conclusion: Moving forward in research on social issues in esports

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-325865-4

1-000-78948-9

1-003-25865-4

1-000-78928-4

9781003258650

OCLC:

1344340133