ISBN:
9780398084127
,
0398084122
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xvii, 440 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
The gambling theory and research series v. 2
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Aasved, Mikal J Sociology of gambling
DDC:
306.482
Keywords:
Gambling Research
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United States
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Gambling Psychological aspects
;
United States
;
Compulsive gambling United States
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Gambling Research
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Gambling Psychological aspects
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Compulsive gambling
;
Gambling
;
Psychological aspects
;
Research
;
Social Science United States
;
Compulsive gambling
;
United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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Gambling ; Psychological aspects
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Gambling ; Research
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Glücksspiel
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Soziologie
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This is the second in a series of books intended to review and evaluate the most popular and influential explanations for gambling and the many research studies that have been conducted to confirm or refute them. This book focuses on the contributions of specialists in the social sciences, most of whom are convinced that gambling is a consequence of the social or subcultural environment in which the gambler lives. To further the understanding of why people gamble, investigators went to places where gambling occurred and spent time among and interacted with the gamblers. Some attended Gamblers
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-423) and index. - Description based on print version record
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