Research and Measurement Issues in Gamgling Studies - Rilegato

 
9780123708564: Research and Measurement Issues in Gamgling Studies
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ISBN 10: 0123708567 ISBN 13: 9780123708564
Casa editrice: Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2007

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This project started with a focus on measurement, as governments, casino owners, and others are often most interested in the science of gambling. The handbook seeks to serve as a comprehensive reference tool for scholars and professionals who want information about developing viable research strategies and methods. In particular, people who want to learn about gathering data, measuring it, and interpreting their findings in light of ongoing multidisciplinary work. The key features include: first book to focus on the research and measurement issues related to the emergent field of gambling studies; offers a common starting point for researchers with diverse backgrounds by explaining the generally accepted knowledge in the area, research trends, and information gaps; and international contributors provide commentary on the methodologies and measurement tools in use (what's effective, what needs improvement, and future prospects).

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Contenuti

List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

PART I. NATURE AND SCOPE OF GAMBLING STUDIES
Chapter 1. Situating Gambling Studies

PART II. MEASUREMENT ISSUES
Chapter 2. Population Surveys
Chapter 3. Questionnaire Design: The Art of a Stylized Conversation
Chapter 4. Experimental Methodologies in Gambling Studies
Chapter 5. Qualitative Methodologies
Chapter 6. Longitudinal Studies of Gambling Behavior
Chapter 7. Quantification and Dimensionalization of Gambling Behavior
Chapter 8. A Review of Screening and Assessment Instruments for Problem and Pathological Gambling

PART III. EMERGING GAMBLING STUDIES RESEARCH ISSUES
Chapter 9. The Role of Structural Characteristics in Gambling
Chapter 10. Situational Factors That Affect Gambling Behavior
Chapter 11. Individual Characteristics and Problem Gambling Behavior
Chapter 12. Cormorbidity and Mental Illness
Chapter 13. Research and Measurement Issues in Gambling Studies: Etiological Models
Chapter 14. The Neurobiology of Pathological Gambling
Chapter 15. Treatment of Problem Gambling
Chapter 16. Prevention of Problem Gambling
Chapter 17. Adolescent Gambling: Current Knowledge, Myths, Assessment Strategies, and Public Policy Implications
Chapter 18. Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Chapter 19. Internet Gambling: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 20. Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling
Chapter 21. Gambling and Crime

PART IV. POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF GAMBLING RESEARCH
Chapter 22. Values, Objectivity, and Bias in Gambling Research
Chapter 23. Legalized Gambling: The Diffusion of a Morality Policy
Chapter 24. Gambling and Governance

Index

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Editore
Emerald Group Pub Ltd
Data di pubblicazione
2007
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0123708567
ISBN 13 
9780123708564
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
657
Redattore
Smith Garry, Hodgins David C., Williams Robert J.
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