| Description |
xii, 274 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. McDonaldization : basics, studies, applications, and extensions. Introduction to McDonaldization / George Ritzer -- Interview with George Ritzer / Derrick Jensen -- On mass distribution : a case study of chain stores in the restaurant industry / Joel I. Nelson -- Sociology of rib joints / P. D. Holley and D. E. Wright, Jr. -- Theme parks and McDonaldization / Alan Bryman -- Disneyization of society / Alan Bryman -- Urgent dreams : climbing, rationalization, and ambivalence / Ian Heywood -- pt. 2. The McDonaldization of social structures and institutions. McDonaldization of America's police, courts, and corrections / Matthew B. Robinson -- McDonaldization of the sex industries? the business of sex / Kathryn Hausbeck and Barbara G. Brents -- McDonaldization of the family / Jeffrey P. Dennis -- Whimpering into the good night : resisting McUniversity / Dennis Hayes and Robin Wynyard -- McDonaldization of the Internet / Alan Neustadtl and Meyer Kestnbaum -- McJobs : McDonaldization and its relationship to the labor process / George Ritzer -- McWork in Europe / Tony Royle -- Church and the iron cage / John Drane -- McCitizens : risk, coolness, and irony in contemporary politics / Bryan S. Turner -- Cathedrals of consumption : rationalization, enchantment, and disenchantment / George Ritzer -- McDonaldization and the global sports store : constructing consumer meanings in a rationalized society / Steven Miles -- Credit cards, fast-food restaurants, and rationalization / George Ritzer -- pt. 3. Cross-cultural analysis, social movements, and social change. Jihad vs. McWorld / Benjamin R. Barber -- September 11, 2001 : mass murder and its roots in the symbolism of American consumer culture / George Ritzer -- McDonaldization and the global culture of consumption / Malcolm Waters -- Transnationalism, localization, and fast foods in East Asia / James L. Watson -- McLibel trial story / McSpotlight -- Striking the golden arches : French farmers protest McD's globalization / David Morse -- Slow food / Mara Miele and Jonathan Murdoch -- Some thought on the future of McDonaldization / George Ritzer. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
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Standardization -- Social aspects.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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| Added Author |
Ritzer, George.
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| ISBN |
0761987673 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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