The Social Context of Pinball: The Making of a Setting and Its Etiquette

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Conn, Stephen
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gambling
play
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http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10734
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JC 7811.01
Abstract
Pinball and the settings in which it is played are perceived by the public as having an aura of deviance. The perception derives in part from behavior observed in pinball parlors, but goes beyond the reality of the pinball setting. Public labeling of pinball, with its taint of illegitimacy, molds the etiquette of pinball and acts to repel or attract potential players. Recent efforts by industry to improve the image of pinball aim to dispel negative attitudes toward pinball, thereby widening the social acceptance and use of pinball in public settings.
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This paper as revised was published as: Conn, Stephen; & Marquez, Judith B. (1983). "The Social Context of Pinball: The Making of a Setting and Its Etiquette." Chap. 5. In Frank Manning (ed.), The World of Play: Proceedings of the 7th Annual Meeting of the Association of the Anthropological Study of Play, pp. 66–77. West Point, NY: Leisure Press.
Table of Contents
Abstract / The Social Context of Pinball / The Context and Purpose of Games: A Theoretical Perspective / Research Methodology / The Settings / Participants / Rules and Control Agents / Emotional Reaction to the Setting: The Most Complex Questions / Discussion / The Pinball Relationship / A Field Experiment / Aggression / What Control Means / The Illusion of Deviance / Gambling / Loitering / Children and Pinball / The Impact of an Illusion / The Cleansing of Pinball's Image / Pinball in the Future / Footnotes / Bibliography
Date
1981-04-01
Publisher
Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
Type
Working Paper
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Conn, Stephen. (1981). "The Social Context of Pinball: The Making of a Setting and Its Etiquette." Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association for the Anthropological Study of Play, Fort Worth, TX, Apr 1981.
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