The History of Problem Gambling Temperance, Substance Abuse, Medicine, and Metaphors /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ferentzy, Peter (Συγγραφέας), Turner, Nigel E. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Public health.; Psychiatry.; Sociology.; Health psychology.; Health Psychology.; Sociology, general.; Public Health.

Peter Ferentzy and Nigel E. Turner The History of Problem Gambling: Temperance, Substance Abuse, Medicine, and Metaphors   This book documents the history of ideas about problem gambling and its link to addictive disorders. Using a combination of literature review and conceptual and linguistic analy...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The history of gambling and its intersection with technology,religion, medical science, and metaphors
• Pathological gambling as an idea: what does it mean?.- Pathological gambling up to the early twentieth century: sins, disease metaphors, and early efforts and medicalization
• Early to middle twentieth century: alcohol, denial, and the need for ascendancy
• The pendulum swings back.- Current situation and future directions
• Concluding discussion .