| Description |
ii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Project -- 2. Women of the West -- 3. Women, gambling and ambivalence -- 4. Women and gambling: isolation and community -- 5. Blaming the individual and social structures -- 6. The impact of gambling on women's communities -- 7. The impact of gambling on families -- 8. The direct impact of gambling on the mental and physical health of women -- 9. Managing gambling in the community -- 10. Managing gambling problems -- 11. Conclusion -- 12. Acting on research and researching action -- 13. Researching action -- Appendicies -- References |
| Summary |
The aim of this report was to discover the health implications of gambling for women in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne and to develop interventions which would assist women in managing possible negative health effects of gambling |
| Notes |
"A project of Women's Health West, University of Melbourne, Deakin University" -- T.p |
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"This project was funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)" -- T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography: pages 125-128 |
| Subject |
Compulsive gambling -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.)
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Gambling -- Texts.
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Gambling.
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Women gamblers -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.)
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| Author |
Brown, Sarah.
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Women's Health West.
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| ISBN |
0958540497 |
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