Playing with prejudice: The prevalence and consequences of racial stereotypes in video games

Media Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-311

  Burgess, Melinda C R ^a   Dill, Karen E ^b   Stermer, S Paul ^c   Burgess, Stephen R ^a   Brown, Brian P ^d  

^a SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 301 MSCS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 80052861721     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2011.596467     Document Type: Article

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