Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem by Cormac Mc Namara

Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem by Cormac Mc Namara

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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.

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Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem by Cormac Mc Namara

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.

Cormac Mc Namara is Lecturer in Social Science in the Faculty of Education at Northeast Normal University in China.

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ISBN 13 9781032085272
ISBN 10 1032085274
Title Gambling, Losses and Self-Esteem
Author Cormac Mc Namara
Series Routledge Advances In Research Methods
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2021-06-30
Number of pages 156
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