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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > history and popular culture of street crime > Grand Theft Auto (game)
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of sport and leisure > play (sociology) > video and online games > Grand Theft Auto (game)

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Grand Theft Auto (game)  

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  • Grand Theft Auto (GTA) invites players to enter a world that allows them to vicariously live out fantasies that in real life would garner time behind bars. Fighting, stealing, and assaulting innocent bystanders are just a few of the many perks of deviant behavior that can be exercised in this controversial game. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Grand Theft Auto]

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