Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem - An Interactionist Approach to the Betting Shop

Summary

This book provides new insights into contemporary betting shops. Adopting an interactionist approach, it examines the process of ‘blame-shifting’ as collective attempt to repair self-esteem in the wake of financial losses and considers the role of announcements made in betting shops in creating an atmosphere of inclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Cormac Mc Namara, Cormac (Trinity College Dublin Mc Namara
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2019
• EAN: 9780367343095
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34309-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, REFERENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious), Sociology: sport & leisure, Social, group or collective psychology, Sociology: sport and leisure, Research methods: general