Beginning gambling: The role of social networks and environment

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 483-493

  Reith, Gerda ^a   Dobbie, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Environment; Gambling; Qualitative sociology; Social learning; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054816809     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2011.558955     Document Type: Article

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