Early General Texts

Mass Observation (1943) The Pub and the People: A Work Town Study, Welwyn Garden City: Seven Dials Press.

McAndrew & Edgerton, R (1970) Drunken Comportment: A Social Explanation, London: Nelson
An exploration of the ‘myths’ and ‘truths’ about attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol.

Melbin, M (1978) “Night as a Frontier”, American Sociological Review, 43(1), pp 3-22.
Spradley, J., & Mann, B. (1975 The Cocktail Waitress: Woman’s work in a man’s world. New York: John Wiley.
A classic ethnographic study, looking at dynamics and interaction of ‘cocktail waitresses’ with customers and other ‘bar men’ in an American ‘cocktail bar’.

Webb, S and Webb, B (1963) The History of Liquor Licensing Laws in England, London: Frank Class