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.
Institutional Construction of Gamblers’ Identities A Critical Multi-method Discourse Study 1st Edition
Author(s): Ray C.H. Leung
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN: 9783631737149
Edition: 1st Edition
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Institutional Construction of Gamblers’ Identities A Critical Multi-method Discourse Study 1st Edition
Author(s): Ray C.H. Leung
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN: 9783631737149
Edition: 1st Edition
$39,99
Delivery: This can be downloaded Immediately after purchasing.
Version: Only PDF Version.
Compatible Devices: Can be read on any device (Kindle, NOOK, Android/IOS devices, Windows, MAC)
Quality: High Quality. No missing contents. Printable
Recommended Software: Check here
Important: No Access Code
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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.
