TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword By Jessie F. Binford
Introduction By Ernest W. Burgess
Author’s Preface
PART I. THE TAXI-DANCE HALL: WHAT IT IS
I. A Night in the Taxi-Dance Hall
II. The Taxi-Dance Hall as a Type
PART II. THE TAXI-DANCER AND HER WORLD
III. The Taxi-Dance Hall as a Social World
IV. The Family and Social Backgrounds of the Taxi-Dancer
V. The Life-Cycle of the Taxi-Dancer
PART III. THE PATRON AND HIS PROBLEMS
VI. The Patron: Who He Is; Why He Comes
VII. The Filipino and the Taxi-Dance Hall
PART IV. THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ECOLOGYOF THE TAXI-DANCE HALL
VIII. The Origins of the Taxi-Dance Hall
IX. The Taxi-Dance Hall Meets the Public
X. Competition, Conflict, and Specialization among Taxi-Dance Halls
XI. The Location of the Taxi-Dance Hall
PART V. THE TAXI-DANCE HALL PROBLEM
XII. Personal Demoralization
XIII. The Taxi-Dance Hall and Social Reform
Index