Pathological Gambling: The Making of a Medical Problem - Softcover

Castellani, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791445224 ISBN 13: 9780791445228

Verlag: State University of New York Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Although pathological gambling has been a field of study and treatment for over forty years, its story has remained unwritten. That is until now. Brian Castellani is the first to write a book on its history and its medicalization. Drawing on five years of research, Castellani integrates the perspectives of Michael Foucault and Anselm Strauss to provide a unique view into the history of pathological gambling. He also combines rich descriptions of court cases and historical documents along with his own clinical experiences and first-hand accounts from gamblers and their families. Together, these stories - which range from the gambling industry and treatment to the government and research - tell us how pathological gambling became a major social problem in the United States, how it was made into a medical disorder, and the impact its legalization and medicalization have had on our current society and gambling culture.

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Brian Castellani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0791445224
• ISBN 13: 9780791445228
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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