The Sociology of Risk and Gambling Reader

by James Cosgrave (Editor)

Overview

This reader contributes to the sociology of gambling, and offers a variety of sociological approaches, ranging from classical sociological analyses of gambling to contemporary sociological approaches to risk.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415952217
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/2006
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James F. Cosgrave is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Editor’s Introduction: Gambling, Risk, and Late Capitalism, Section 1 Sociological Approaches to Risk and Gambling, Section 2 Gambling Histories/(Sub)cultures, Section 3 Adventure, Action, and Play: Gambling as Social Action, Section 4 The State, Regulation, and Politics, Suggestions for Further Reading, Permissions, Index