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Banning Violent Video Games in Switzerland

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Author	Perret, Michael
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Violent video games have been considered 'problematic' in Switzerland since the turn of the century, and the issue has become political. The situation can be seen as a 'public problem' (Gusfield 1984): It falls within the horizon of its resolution by public action, with deputies seizing the 'problem'. A classic sociological approach would seek to describe the stages of the problem by showing the causal links between each steps. In 2006, the Swiss Interactive Entertainment Association (SIEA), founded three years before, issued a code of conduct for the interactive entertainment industry, emphasizing the protection of minors. The use of hetero-categories such as 'youth' and 'killergames' suggest that the subjects of the problem are kept on the periphery while trying to solve it. More specifically, manufacturers, suppliers, and importers united within the SIEA and published minimum age recommendations based on the code of conduct and on the "Pan European Game Information" (PEGI) system. Book Name: Video Game Policy
Related Links	https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9781315748825-12&type=chapterpdf
Ending Page	175
Page Count	15
Starting Page	161
DOI	10.4324/9781315748825-12
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2015-10-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Video Game Policy Violent Video Video Games Interactive Entertainment Switzerland Public
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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