As desigualdades de gênero nos jogos online: a visão da jogadora na comunidade de League of Legends

Abstract

This work has as objective, by using Marx's historical-dialectical materialism method, to learn reproductions of gender inequality inside League of Legend's online game environment. The research's specific objectives aim to analyse gender stereotypes centered around patriarchy; reflect about patriarchal values' internalization and the reproduction of said inequalities by young men inserted in the gaming community and reprehend the expressions of violence that young female players fall victim to. The methodological procedures of the research include qualitative field research on character and a literary revision. Starting from the field research with men and women between 18 and 24 years, the women made visible the violence they suffered, mainly moral and psychological, as well as witnessing other women being victim due the recurrence of the events. Such violences sustain themselves by gender stereotypes maintained by the patriarchy. We highlight the need to further research in more spaces where gender inequality is reproduced and women's rights is violated, considering that the spaces of dispute will only expand over the years and there are very few analysis within online games communities, especially in Social Work's area.