Question by mentalfission: Is this article considered a sociological study or psychology?
I need to explain statistics from a sociological journal article. I found one that seems to be perfect. It’s called “Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Pathological Gambling”. Can gambling be defined as a social problem or is this article too psychology based?

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Answer by Devon
It can be defined as both. Sociologists and psychologists study similar phenomenon but approach the topics differently. Judging by the use of “compulsive” and “pathological”, I would say that this is a psychological research on gambling and sexual behavior.

Answer by monique
I think when you look at “compulsive” and “pathological” you are getting into psychology because you are looking at brain/mental processes. Gambling in of itself is not necessarily a social problem. However, when someone spends a lot of time gambling it can and often does lead to social problems (marriage and family problems, for example)

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