When the Industrial Revolution began, these taverns converted into saloons, where mainly men drank. Special family entrances were created to support the restaurant portion of each saloon. Once Prohibition was repealed, the bars of today were created. Allon and Fishel go on to describe the different types of bars. Convenience bars were considered those bars that are on the way of coming from or going to another activity of some kind.
Night spots have acts or musical performances that are planned for the patrons.
Marketplace bars are places where goods and services are exchanged, i.e. sex. A number of the bars of Oxford, Ohio may be categorized under each of these defined areas. Allon and Fishel also discuss that in bars, people's conventional behaviors are suspended in order to participate in activities that are unlike themselves. In groups, people perform differently compared to how they would normally act because group dynamics are intensified in the bar setting. Most people use pick up lines and such to try to influence people's impressions of them in a bar, or partake in a form of lying and deception.