02545nam 2200601Ia 450 991045956030332120200520144314.01-317-08329-61-317-08328-81-282-57557-097866125755701-4094-0432-3(CKB)2670000000028766(EBL)536929(OCoLC)649913840(SSID)ssj0000440641(PQKBManifestationID)12168478(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440641(PQKBWorkID)10491148(PQKB)10046703(MiAaPQ)EBC536929(Au-PeEL)EBL536929(CaPaEBR)ebr10395019(CaONFJC)MIL922792(EXLCZ)99267000000002876620100224d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPathways to excessive gambling[electronic resource] a societal perspective on youth and adult gambling pursuits /by Charlotte FabianssonBurlington, VT Ashgate20101 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4094-0431-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Gambling Research and Gambling as a Recreational Pursuit; 3 Global Gambling and Regulation of Gambling; 4 Gambling in Australia; 5 Youth Gambling; 6 Adults' Excessive Gambling Pathways; 7 Concluding Discussion; 8 Has Gambling Research a Future?; List of References; IndexPathways to Excessive Gambling draws upon extensive empirical research amongst young people and problem gamblers in Australia and compares it with situations in other territories to shed light on social, recreational gambling and the ways in which this can lead to excessive gambling. The results will be significant to social scientists with interests in gambling, young people, social problems, and the sociology of leisure and culture.GamblingGamblingSocial aspectsElectronic books.Gambling.GamblingSocial aspects.363.4/2Fabiansson Charlotte984691MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459560303321Pathways to excessive gambling2250143UNINA