Tavern-based leisure and play in a midwestern working class community

Kirk L. Gray

Expert InsightsPublished 1978

Describes the two types of social integration and interaction induced by taverns in Green Bay, Wisconsin: tavern-sponsored, which are formal activities involving organized leagues in which the bar is represented by a team bearing its name or logo; and tavern-initiated, which are informal activities involving more casual participation and serving to integrate the bar patrons. The creeping loss of such taverns to urban renewal signals the conclusion to a traditional socialization method that has no readily apparent replacement in the social maze of Green Bay working class life.

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  • Year: 1978
  • Pages: 7
  • Document Number: P-6149

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Gray, Kirk L., Tavern-based leisure and play in a midwestern working class community. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1978. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6149.html.
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