Pool Halls, Chips, and War Games: Women in the Culture of Computing.

Kiesler, Sara; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ338540

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Pool Halls, Chips, and War Games: Women in the Culture of Computing.

Kiesler, Sara; And Others

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v9 n4 p451-63 Dec 1985

Asks why computers are more attractive to boys than to girls and offers a cultural framework for explaining the apparent sex differences. Speculates that computing is neither inherently difficult nor uninteresting to girls, but rather that computer games and other software might have to be designed differently for girls. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Children, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computers, Cultural Influences, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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