David Downes, D. M. Davies, M. E. David, P. Stone

Gambling, Work and Leisure (Routledge Revivals) (eBook, PDF)

A Study Across Three Areas

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

ntil this study was published in 1976, barely any evidence existed against which to assess the claim that gambling has become a major social problem. With the internet making it easier than ever before top place bets, this title is especially relevant, and provides a systematic basis for an explanation of gambling in relation to social structure.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317961475
• Artikelnr.: 41097744

Autorenporträt

D. M. Downes, B. P. Davies, M. E. David and P. Stone

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Part I: Issues in the study of gambling 1. Gambling as a sociological problem 2. Gambling as a social problem 3. The research strategy 4. Tests of hypotheses about patterns of gambling 5. The social distribution of gambling; Part II: Social variations in gambling activity Introduction; Glossary; 6. Football pools 7. Betting 8. Gaming 9. Club bingo 10. Gaming machines 11. All gambling 12. Conclusion; Appendices 1. Construction and definition of social indicators 2. Diagram 1-15 3. The betting office industry in Galmorgan, 1961-7, by Jeffrey Dessant; Notes; Index