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

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    Conn, Stephen
    Keyword
    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
    Citation
    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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