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The taxi-dance hall : a sociological study in commercialized recreation and city life
- Title
- The taxi-dance hall : a sociological study in commercialized recreation and city life / by Paul G. Cressey, formerly Special Investigator, Juvenile Protective Association.
- Author
- Cressey, Paul Goalby
- Publication
- Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press, 1932.
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Details
- Description
- xxi, 300 pages : folded maps; 20 cm
- Series Statement
- The University of Chicago sociological series
- Uniform Title
- University of Chicago sociological series.
- Subjects
- Dance halls
- Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
- Taxi dancers
- Taxi dancing
- Sociologia Urbana
- Manners and customs
- 1900-1999
- Dance halls > Illinois > Chicago
- Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) > Illinois > Chicago
- Illinois > Chicago
- Chicago (Ill.) > Social conditions > 20th century
- Lazer
- Dance > Moral and ethical aspects
- Dance > Illinois > Chicago
- Ballrooms > Illinois > Chicago
- Sociologia Do Cotidiano
- Chicago (Ill.) > Social life and customs > 20th century
- Ballroom dancing > 20th century
- Social conditions
- Taxi dancers > Illinois > Chicago
- Note
- A study of the commercial public dance institution in Chicago.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- A night in the taxi-dance hall -- The taxi-dance hall as a type -- The taxi-dance hall as a social world -- The family and social backgrounds of the taxi-dancer -- The life-cycle of the taxi-dancer -- The patron : who he is, why he comes -- The Filipino and the taxi-dance hall -- The origins of the taxi-dance hall -- The taxi-dance hall meets the public -- Competition, conflict, and specialization among taxi-dance halls -- The location of the taxi-dance hall -- Personal demoralization -- The taxi-dance hall and social reform.
- Call Number
- *MGW 98-5606
- LCCN
- 32015488
- OCLC
- 916800
- Author
- Cressey, Paul Goalby, author.
- Title
- The taxi-dance hall : a sociological study in commercialized recreation and city life / by Paul G. Cressey, formerly Special Investigator, Juvenile Protective Association.
- Publisher
- Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press, 1932.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The University of Chicago sociological seriesUniversity of Chicago sociological series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Taxi dancing.
- Research Call Number
- *MGW 98-5606