Youth and Gambeling: Sociological Research of Student's Experiences in Split

Dostupnost i rasprostranjenost kockanja i igara na sreću postavlja pitanje kako je ova aktivnost, kroz povijest češće karakterizirana kao negativna, opstala do danas? Dokolica u suvremenom društvu postaje sinonim za slobodu i bijeg od ograničenja koje pojedincu nameće društvena sfera. Kockanje nudi mogućnost bijega i ponovog stvaranja vlastita identiteta u kontekstu igre na sreću, zajedno s fantazijom o osvajanju velikog bogatstva bez ikakva truda. Analiza kockanja polazi i od uvjetovanosti individualnih akcija širim društvenim okvirom, pri čemu se ističe interdisciplinarni pristup fenomenu. U središtu interesa su posljedice koje kockanje ima za pojedinca na različitim razinama (njegove) društvene stvarnosti. Osobito ranjiva skupina su upravo mladi, a među njima studenti i studentice stoga se ovim radom pokušalo odgovoriti na pitanje kakva iskustva splitska studentska populacija ima s kockanjem u oblicima danas dostupnim. U istraživanju je korištena metoda ankete s upitnikom kao mjernim instrumentom. Uzorak je bio prigodni, a činili su ga studenti i studentice Sveučilišta u Splitu sa sljedećih sastavnica: Filozofskog fakulteta u Splitu; Fakulteta elektrotehnike, strojarstva i brodogradnje; Fakulteta građevinarstva, arhitekture i geodezije u Splitu; Medicinskog fakulteta u Splitu i Kineziološkog fakulteta u Splitu. Istraživanje je provedeno 2017. godine. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su da među splitskom studentskom populacijom studenti češće sudjeluju u igram na sreću i to u casino igrama. Kad je riječ o sportskom klađenju, nešto manje od petine ispitanika učestalo se kladi (jednom tjedno ili više), riječ je isključivo o studentima, dok manje od petine ispitanih studentica sudjeluje u aktivnosti sportskog klađenja i to otprilike jednom mjesečno. S druge strane, prema podacima studentice učestalije igraju eurojackpot.The availability and prevalence of gambling and games of chance asks a question how is this activity, often criticized trough history as negative survived till now? Leisure time become synonymous for freedom and escape from the limitations that are imposed on the individual by the social sphere. Gambling offers the oportunity of escape and reinvention of one's own identity in the context of the game of chance, combined with the fantasy of winning a great fortune without any effort. Analysis of gambling derive as well from the idea that individual actions are based on a social frameworks while interdisciplinary approache to the phenomenon is noticable. The main focus are consequences that gambling has for an individual on different levels of (his/hers) social reality. The youth are an especially vulnereble group, among them students so this research tried to answer a question what are the student populations expiriences with forms of gambling available today. The method used in this research was the polling method. Convinience sample was used, the sample consisted of students from the University of Split, from the following facultys: Faculty of philosophy in Split, Faculty of electrotechnics, engeneering and shipbuilding, Faculty of construction, architecture and geodesy in Split. Medical faculty in Split and the faculty of kinesiology. The research was conducted in 2017. The results show that within the student population in Split male students participate in games of chance more often, especialy casino games. Regarding sports betting, less then a fifth of the students bet frequently (once a week or more), all of wich are male students, less then a fifth of female students participate in sports betting on an averege once a month. On the other hand, results show female students more frequently play eurojackpot