epistemological and methodological shifts and the study of the gamblinggaming convergence Sylvia Kairouz PhD Department of Sociology and Anthropology Concordia University Addictions 2017 ID: 663339
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Reframing the gambling field: epistemological and methodological shifts and the study of the gambling/gaming convergence
Sylvia Kairouz, Ph.D.Department of Sociology and AnthropologyConcordia UniversityAddictions 2017Lisbon, October 24-26 2017Slide2
DisclosureFunding sources
Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ-SC)Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)No conflict of interest2Slide3
OutlineHistorical perspective: Origin and evolution of games
Divergence of the two-fields: Theoretical perspectivesMethodological approachesConvergences of the two-fields:The influence of digital technologiesThe zones of contentionsThe unanswered questions
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Origin of the study of gamesBoth
gaming and gambling were originally studied using similar theoretical approaches:Social psychology / social learning theory (Bandura, 1986)Symbolic i
nteractionism / microsociology (Blumer, 1969)
Social context
(
Goffman
, 1961)
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Historical evolution
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(Blumer, 1969; Goffman, 1961)Slide6
Disciplinary divide
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Predominance of sociological theories
Context-based analysis
Qualitative approach based on the lived experience
Focus on the benefits of consuming gamesSlide7
Contrasting the fields
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Contrasting the fields
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Gamification
GamblificationSlide9
Evolution and changes
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Evolution and changes
Overlapping
Gaming
Gambling
New challenges
Hybrid
Gam(
bl
)
ing
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New symbolic-interactionist framework ?
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Complexity in contexts
Emergence = process out of which new, novel, or revitalized social entities arise, that constitute change in everyday routines, practices & perspectives constitutive of new social life.
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Implication for gambling studiesRevisiting concepts pertaining to prevention in
traditional gambling Converging with basic notions in the gaming field: The notion of play and pleasureThe importance of social context & socialityThe importance of the lived experience and the symbolic meaning of gamblingThe notion of human agency
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New challenges for the gambling fieldInvestigating the complexity of new digitalized forms of gambling (& hybrid games) (
Gainsbury et al., 2014; King et al., 2012; Schull, 2005):Multilevel, multidimensional modelsDynamic models and integration of game/gamblers feedback loops.
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New challenges for the gambling fieldInvestigating new digitalized forms of gambling in relation to mobility (Green, 2002; Lupton, 2015; Pastinelli
, 2006): Connectivity, space, and gamesConnectivity, time, and gamesRedefining the dimensions of addictions – the importance of timeThe notion of human agency
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