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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.



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Literature Review – Research Methodology – Opening Scene: The Public Sphere – Juxtaposition as a Symbolic Resource for Public Governance – Diffusion of Specialized Knowledge from Experts to Novices – Conceptualizations of Gamblers and Gambling – Summary and Concluding Remarks

Institutional Construction of Gamblers’

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      Publisher Peter Lang AG
      Published 28 February 2018
      ISBN-13 9783631737149
      978-3631737149
      ISBN-10 3631737149

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      Literature Review – Research Methodology – Opening Scene: The Public Sphere – Juxtaposition as a Symbolic Resource for Public Governance – Diffusion of Specialized Knowledge from Experts to Novices – Conceptualizations of Gamblers and Gambling – Summary and Concluding Remarks

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