G5 Doctoral dissertation (article)
Beyond the pale : gaming controversies and moral panics as rites of passage (2017)


Pasanen, T. (2017). Beyond the pale : gaming controversies and moral panics as rites of passage [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Jyväskylä. Jyväskylä studies in humanities, 323. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7152-6


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All authors or editorsPasanen, Tero

ISBN978-951-39-7151-9

Journal or seriesJyväskylä studies in humanities

ISSN1459-4323

Publication year2017

Number in series323

Number of pages in the book102

PublisherUniversity of Jyväskylä

Place of PublicationJyväskylä

Publication countryFinland

Publication languageEnglishFinnish

Persistent website addresshttp://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7152-6

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access

Publication is parallel published (JYX)http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7152-6

Additional informationArtikkeliväitöskirjan yhteenveto-osa ja 6 eripainosta. Yhteenveto (Finnish summary) Julkaistu myös verkkoaineistona.


Keywordsdigital gamesgame researchmoral panicmoralssocial normsgame culturegamesviolent entertainmentpolemic (controversy)public discussionsocial statussocietal statusdigital mediamedia culturepopular culture

Free keywordsgame studies; gaming controversy; gaming culture; game violence


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Reporting Year2017

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