Domesticating Gambling
Gender, Caring and the UK National Lottery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11435977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Casey (0000-0002-6634-6018, Kingston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-16 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02614360500150695 |
| OpenAlex | W2148085169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 19 |
The issue of gambling as a form of leisure practice has, to date, received very little attention from sociologists. This is despite the enormous range of consideration recently invested in gambling by policy makers, politicians, journalists, psychologists and economists. In particular, the role that gambling plays as an important part of women’s leisure patterns has been virtually ignored. In this paper, the impact of UK National Lottery play on women’s everyday leisure experiences is examined. A questionnaire was administered to a diverse group of 150 women, and 15 women from this sample volunteered to take part in in‐depth interviews. The questionnaires sought to produce a database of the frequency of lottery play, the types of games played and the amounts of money gambled. The interviews focused on individual experiences, meanings and perceptions of lottery play as a form of leisure. The quantitative and qualitative findings of the research are discussed in terms of the material and ideologica
Economics · Lottery · Perception · Qualitative research · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Citations per year | 1.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |