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Gambling, losses and self-esteem : an interactionist approach to the betting shop / Cormac Mc Namara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mc Namara, Cormac, 1980- author.
- Series:
- Routledge advances in research methods
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gambling systems.
- Self-esteem.
- Social integration.
- Physical Description:
- 147 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1 Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2020]
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mc Namara, Cormac, 1980- Gambling, losses and self-esteem
- ISBN:
- 9780367343095
- 0367343096
- OCLC:
- 1111208127
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