Commercial gambling and values in American society: The social construction of risk

Autor:	Martin C. McGurrin, Vicki Abt
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Control (management) Public policy Face (sociological concept) Social constructionism Existentialism Belief system Cultural values Psychology Social psychology Welfare General Psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Gambling Studies. 8:413-420
ISSN:	1573-3602 1050-5350
DOI:	10.1007/bf01024127
Popis:	Human existence is rooted in the individual's confrontation with risk from birth through death. Factors beyond individual control constantly produce random threats to the individual's welfare. The anxieties created by these events often cannot be resolved by the individual, but require the explanatory support of cultural values and belief systems. These values and belief systems allow a sense that socially managed activities can reduce adverse consequences to the individual in the face of random circumstances. This paper discusses the relationships among public policy, American values, and gambling as a cultural buffer to existential anxieties caused by chance events.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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