Social issues in Esports
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Social issues in Esports
（Routledge research in sport, culture and society）
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First international anthology to focus solely on social issues in esports.
International, multi-contextual and multi-experience empirical studies that illustrate social issues in esports in different parts of the world.
Foundational text for future research on social issues in esports.
Expands the current academic literature on esports by offering novel sociological perspectives to a sport management, business and law dominated field.
Empirical cases of current interest to practitioners such as sport leaders, coaches and managers.
Table of Contents
Part I: Setting the scene, 1. Introduction to social issues in esports, 2. Social issues in esports: Current and emerging trends in research, Part II: Gender, 3. The representation of women in Hearthstone esports, 4. Leadership and gender inclusion in esports organisations, 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, 6. Stress and coping in esports, 7. Doping in esports, 8. 'Virtually cycling': The impact of technology, cheating, and performance enhancement in bicycle e-racing, Part IV: Diversity and inclusion, 9. Understanding the potential for esports to support social inclusion agendas, 10. The Olympic Movement and esports governance: Finding the right way of cooperating for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Part V: Conclusion, 11. Conclusion: Moving forward in research on social issues in esports
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