Institutional Construction of Gamblers’ Identities - Couverture rigide

Leung

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3631737149 ISBN 13 : 9783631737149

Editeur : Peter Lang, 2018

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ray C. H. Leung graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a PhD in Linguistics. His main academic interest is discourse analysis. With competence in Chinese, English, Spanish and German, Ray C. H. Leung is a multilingual researcher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3631737149
• ISBN 13: 9783631737149
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: GPSR Kontakt; r.boehm-korff@peterlang.com; ; Gontardstraße 11; Berlin; 10178; Allemagne