Qualitative Research in Gambling: Exploring the Production and Consumption of Risk
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Author Description
Making Money With Money: Reflections Of A Betting Man / Keith Hart -- The Socio-temporal Dynamics Of Gambling: Narratives Of Change Over Time / Gerda Reith And Fiona Dobbie -- Gambling Histories: Writing The Past In The Present / Daivd Miers -- Croupiers' Sleight Of Mind: Playing With Unmanaged 'spaces' In The Casino Industry / Andrea Pisac -- Partial Convergence: Social Gaming And Real-money Gambling / Rebecca Cassidy -- Turning The Tables: The Global Gambling Industry's Crusade To Sell Slots In Macau / Natasha Dow Schull -- 'never A Dull Day': Exploring The Material Organisation Of Virtual Gambling / Ghazaleh Gariban, Sytze F. Kingma And Natalia Zborowska -- 'playing Properly': Casinos, Blackjack And Cultural Intimacy In Cyprus / Julie Scott -- Betting On People: Bookmaking At The Delhi Racecourse / Stine Simonsen Puri -- Bad Luck, Slippery Money And The Slot-machines Facilitate Papua New Guineans' Shifting Relations To Each Other / Anthony Pickles -- Weather Trading In London: Distinguishing Finance From Gambling / Samuel Randalls -- 'if You Don't Care For Your Money, It Won't Care For You': Chronotopes Of Risk And Return In Chinese Wealth Management / Lily Chumley And Jing Wang -- Playing The Market? The Role Of Risk, Uncertainty And Authority In The Construction Of Stock Market Forecasts / Stefan Leins -- Spread Betting And The City Of London / Claire Loussouarn. Edited By Rebecca Cassidy, Andrea Pisac, And Claire Loussouarn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the complex socio-cultural mechanisms that define risk, uncertainty, and value within the global gambling industry and related financial markets. Edited by Rebecca Cassidy, Andrea Pisac, and Claire Loussouarn, the volume compiles ethnographic research from diverse international contexts to challenge traditional economic models of betting. By focusing on the lived experiences of participants and the material organization of gaming spaces, the authors argue that gambling is a deeply embedded social practice rather than a purely rational or irrational financial activity.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Ethnographic case studies covering diverse locales including Macau, Cyprus, Delhi, and London.
- Analysis of the socio-temporal dynamics and material organization of both physical casinos and virtual gambling platforms.
- Methodological applications of qualitative research to distinguish between financial speculation and traditional gambling.
- Examination of how cultural intimacy and social relations influence individual risk-taking behaviors.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this collection as a significant contribution to the anthropology of finance and gambling studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which provides a rigorous framework for understanding the intersection of social behavior and market risk.
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Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203718879
ISBN-13:
9780203718872
Economics
Anthropology
Sociology
Gambling
Qualitative Research
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