This monograph is a pioneering discourse-oriented study on gambling. Adopting the approach of critical discourse analysis (CDA), it analyzes how gamblers' identities are constructed through discourse by social institutions. The data consist of newspaper forum letters, gamblers' monologues released by a state gambling regulatory agency, and materials on problem/pathological gambling published by medical professionals. Incorporating a variety of analytical frameworks from prior researchers into the study, the author offers ...
Read More
This monograph is a pioneering discourse-oriented study on gambling. Adopting the approach of critical discourse analysis (CDA), it analyzes how gamblers' identities are constructed through discourse by social institutions. The data consist of newspaper forum letters, gamblers' monologues released by a state gambling regulatory agency, and materials on problem/pathological gambling published by medical professionals. Incorporating a variety of analytical frameworks from prior researchers into the study, the author offers concrete linguistic evidence on the essential complementary ontological presence of institutional power holders and the ???docile bodies??? (Foucault, 1977) for societal functioning and the maintenance of social stability.
Read Less
Add this copy of Institutional Construction of Gamblers' Identities: a to cart. $49.42, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler.
Add this copy of Institutional Construction of Gamblers' Identities to cart. $68.43, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2018 by Peter Lang AG.
Add this copy of Institutional Construction of Gamblers' Identities: A to cart. $75.69, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2018 by Peter Lang AG.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Print on demand Contains: Illustrations. Potsdam Linguistic Investigations / Potsdamer Linguistische Untersuchungen / Recherches Linguistiques à Potsdam . Includes illustrations. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Institutional Construction of Gamblers' Identities: A to cart. $81.01, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2018 by Peter Lang AG.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. 240 p. Potsdam Linguistic Investigations / Potsdamer Linguistische Untersuchungen / Recherches Linguistiques a Potsdam , 21. 37 Illustrations, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Institutional Construction of Gamblers? Identities to cart. $87.76, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Peter Lang.