Statistics, scapegoats and social control: A critique of pathological gambling prevalence research

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Young, Martin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Legitimation; Pathological gambling; Political economy; Prevalence studies; Social control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871453124     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2012.680079     Document Type: Review

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