Representation of Gamblers in the Singaporean Press since Casino Legalization: A Corpus-driven Critical Analysis

Leung, Ray C. H.

doi:10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.5n.6p.51

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“…Two out of the three film analyses took an international perspective, whereas Chan and Ohtsuka (2011) considered only Hong Kong films. In addition, there was a corpus-based text analysis of newspaper articles from Singapore (Leung 2016).…”

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“…People with gambling problems also sensed that the media contributed to the formation of stereotypes by their emphasis on the negative consequences of gambling Thomas 2017b, 2018) and on the responsibility of the individual (Miller et al 2014). Persons with gambling problems were frequently portrayed as a deviant group, as opposed to the rest of the society, and they were perceived as having only themselves to blame (Leung 2016;Miller et al 2016).…”

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Perception of Gamblers: A Systematic Review

Wöhr

Wuketich

2021

J Gambl Stud

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It is generally assumed that gamblers, and particularly people with gambling problems (PG), are affected by negative perception and stigmatisation. However, a systematic review of empirical studies investigating the perception of gamblers has not yet been carried out. This article therefore summarises empirical evidence on the perception of gamblers and provides directions for future research. A systematic literature review based on the relevant guidelines was carried out searching three databases. The databases Scopus, PubMed and BASE were used to cover social scientific knowledge, medical-psychological knowledge and grey literature. A total of 48 studies from 37 literature references was found. The perspective in these studies varies: Several studies focus on the perception of gamblers by the general population, by subpopulations (e. g. students or social workers), or by gamblers on themselves. The perspective on recreational gamblers is hardly an issue. A strong focus on persons with gambling problems is symptomatic of the gambling discourse. The analysis of the studies shows that gambling problems are thought to be rather concealable, whereas the negative effects on the concerned persons‘ lives are rated to be quite substantial. PG are described as “irresponsible” and “greedy” while they perceive themselves as “stupid” or “weak”. Only few examples of open discrimination are mentioned. Several studies however put emphasis on the stereotypical way in which PG are portrayed in the media, thus contributing to stigmatisation. Knowledge gaps include insights from longitudinal studies, the influence of respondents‘ age, culture and sex on their views, the relevance of the type of gambling a person is addicted to, and others. Further studies in these fields are needed.

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Perception of Gamblers: A Systematic Review

Wöhr

Wuketich

2021

J Gambl Stud

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“…Conversely, some studies (e.g. Hou, 2016, Leung, 2016 minimally used corpus methods, especially in the analysis and discussion, as a way of boosting the empirical credence of analyses. The measure of integration achieved in corpus-based CDA, thus, remains a challenge of the framework (cf.…”

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Towards a decade of synergising corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis: a meta-analysis

Nartey¹,

Mwinlaaru²

2019

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The incorporation of corpus linguistics (CL) methods within critical discourse analysis (CDA) has increasingly gathered momentum over the last decade. This paper surveys studies using this triangulated framework, drawing on a database of 121 studies collected from three citation indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, and Scopus. It presents a meta-analysis of these studies focussing on four variables, namely their chronological development, the domains of engagement, the issues that have been topicalised, and the area/regional coverage of the studies. In particular, the paper accounts for the factors that have contributed to the popularity of corpus-based CDA in the last decade as an approach to discourse analysis, provides insights into the evolution of this eclectic approach, and anticipates the future of the framework by offering suggestions. The paper concludes that corpus-based CDA presents both discourse analysts and corpus linguists with a robust methodology to tackle research questions bordering on discursive reflections of social issues and to identify new sites of public discourse for systematic analysis.

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Representation of Gamblers in the Singaporean Press since Casino Legalization: A Corpus-driven Critical Analysis

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Perception of Gamblers: A Systematic Review

Perception of Gamblers: A Systematic Review

Towards a decade of synergising corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis: a meta-analysis

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