Introduction: Regulating Public Drinking -- Ch. 1. The Genesis of the Beer Parlour -- Ch. 2. Operators and Workers: The Ties That Bind -- Ch. 3. Ladies and Escorts: Regulating and Negotiating Gender and Sexuality -- Ch. 4. Appearance and Performance: Creating and Regulating the Unwanted -- Ch. 5. Reconfiguring Decency in the 1950s: The Politics of Regulation -- Conclusion: Managing the Marginal
Summary
Campbell argues that the regulation of the environment of the classic beer parlour, rather than being an example of social control, is best understood as moral regulation and part of a process of normalization
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-171) and index