Causes and consequences of gambling among Finns and immigrants in Finland : A study on gambling on the basis of different cultural standpoints
Chaulagai, Som (2010)
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Chaulagai, Som
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010112215009
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010112215009
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Som Prasad Chaulagai, Causes and consequences of gambling among Finns andimmigrants in Finland. Language: English. Järvenpää. Autumn 2010. 103 pages. 1 Appendix
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services.Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The main aim of this study was to describe the possible impacts of cultural backgroundin relation to gambling addiction. Similarly, other aims of the study were also to
describe similarities and differences between people with the Finnish origin and theimmigrant background in Finland. Their cultural beliefs were taken into considerationduring the study. The study also focused on the credibility of Ma-Pe project anddescribed further problems generated by gambling addiction.
The study followed two different qualitative research methods: interview andobservation. The primary data for this study was collected conducting semi-structured interviews in three levels respectively with problem gamblers, project coordinator ofMa-Pe project and CSR Manager of Raha automaattiyhdistys (RAY) in Finland.Similarly, a non-participatory observation was carried out in gambling premises of Helsinki, Järvenpää and Vaasa regions. During the study, a special attention was paid on the printed marketing materials of gambling industries, as well as audio and visual materials, which were broadcast on several television and radio channels in Finland. For the study, 8 interviewees (4 people with Finnish roots and 4 with immigrantbackground) were randomly selected, of which 7 interviewees were selected from Ma-Pe project in Helsinki and Vaasa and one was selected from the researchers’ socialnetwork.
The study revealed that gambling holds a strong position in the Finnish culture due to the promises made by gambling industries to support social and welfare organizations.
Due to the legality, freedom and liberal acceptance of gambling in the Finnish culture, it has contributed to the development of gambling addiction to some extent among the
Finnish and immigrant respondents. Further, the study also showed that despite a legal gambling in some of the immigrant respondents’ countries, gambling is culturally and
religiously forbidden and the locals are not allowed to gamble. Due to the fear of stigmatization, the immigrant respondents seemed not to be seeking proper professional
help in time even in Finland and kept gambling. As a result, they have developed a severe gambling addiction. The study found that the main differences between the Finns
and immigrants were laid on cultural and religious aspects of gambling. Additionally, gambling addiction has also contributed to generate other social and health problems
such as divorce, poverty, depression, anxiety among the respondents. The study found that the primary goal of the Ma-Pe project was to rehab 30 immigrant youths but in the
end, they rehabilitated altogether 105 gamblers and the respondents of the study also seemed to be very satisfied with the outcomes they had achieved from the project.
Therefore, Ma-Pe project became one of the successful projects of SOSPED.
Keywords: gambling addiction, Finns, immigrants, cultural theory, values, impacts, qualitative study, Ma-Pe project.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services.Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The main aim of this study was to describe the possible impacts of cultural backgroundin relation to gambling addiction. Similarly, other aims of the study were also to
describe similarities and differences between people with the Finnish origin and theimmigrant background in Finland. Their cultural beliefs were taken into considerationduring the study. The study also focused on the credibility of Ma-Pe project anddescribed further problems generated by gambling addiction.
The study followed two different qualitative research methods: interview andobservation. The primary data for this study was collected conducting semi-structured interviews in three levels respectively with problem gamblers, project coordinator ofMa-Pe project and CSR Manager of Raha automaattiyhdistys (RAY) in Finland.Similarly, a non-participatory observation was carried out in gambling premises of Helsinki, Järvenpää and Vaasa regions. During the study, a special attention was paid on the printed marketing materials of gambling industries, as well as audio and visual materials, which were broadcast on several television and radio channels in Finland. For the study, 8 interviewees (4 people with Finnish roots and 4 with immigrantbackground) were randomly selected, of which 7 interviewees were selected from Ma-Pe project in Helsinki and Vaasa and one was selected from the researchers’ socialnetwork.
The study revealed that gambling holds a strong position in the Finnish culture due to the promises made by gambling industries to support social and welfare organizations.
Due to the legality, freedom and liberal acceptance of gambling in the Finnish culture, it has contributed to the development of gambling addiction to some extent among the
Finnish and immigrant respondents. Further, the study also showed that despite a legal gambling in some of the immigrant respondents’ countries, gambling is culturally and
religiously forbidden and the locals are not allowed to gamble. Due to the fear of stigmatization, the immigrant respondents seemed not to be seeking proper professional
help in time even in Finland and kept gambling. As a result, they have developed a severe gambling addiction. The study found that the main differences between the Finns
and immigrants were laid on cultural and religious aspects of gambling. Additionally, gambling addiction has also contributed to generate other social and health problems
such as divorce, poverty, depression, anxiety among the respondents. The study found that the primary goal of the Ma-Pe project was to rehab 30 immigrant youths but in the
end, they rehabilitated altogether 105 gamblers and the respondents of the study also seemed to be very satisfied with the outcomes they had achieved from the project.
Therefore, Ma-Pe project became one of the successful projects of SOSPED.
Keywords: gambling addiction, Finns, immigrants, cultural theory, values, impacts, qualitative study, Ma-Pe project.