The Psychology of Chinese Gambling A Cultural and Historical Perspective /

• Main Authors: Chan, Chi Chuen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Li, William Wai Lim (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Chiu, Amy Sau Lam (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Civilization-History.; Social work.; Clinical Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Cultural History.; Social Work.

This book critically discusses the psychology of Chinese gambling from a cultural perspective. In particular, it investigates the history of gambling, the prevalence of gambling in China, and the personality of Chinese gamblers and explores how the Chinese culture has contributed to the development...

Table of Contents:

• 1. A cultural history of Chinese gambling I (from ancient period to Yuan dynasty)
• 2. A cultural history of Chinese gambling II (from Ming dynasty to the modern period)
• 3. Gambling in China: prevalence and the state of the gambling in China
• 4. The etiology of Chinese gambling from a cultural perspective
• 5. The personality of Chinese gamblers, a cultural perspective
• 6. Cultural implications of psychological treatments on Chinese disordered gamblers: Which works and which doesn't work?
• 7. A culturally attuned therapeutic model for Chinese disordered gamblers
• 8. The future of Chinese gambling: a cultural conclusion.