The McDonaldization of society. George Ritzer.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Pine Forge, 2004.Edition: 4th edDescription: 450 pISBN: - 9780761988113 (hbk.) :
- 9780761988120 (pbk.) :
- 0761988122
- Rationalization (Psychology)
- Popular culture -- United States
- Social structure -- United States
- Management -- Social aspects -- United States
- Fast food restaurants -- Social aspects -- United States
- Society
- Society & culture: general
- Sociology
- Social theory
- Cultural studies
- Sociology & anthropology
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- 306.0973 RIT
- HM706 .R58 2004
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Previous ed.: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.An introduction to McDonalidization -- 2.McDonaldization and its precursors: from the iron cage to the fast-food factory -- 3.Efficiency: drive throughs and finger foods -- 4.Calculability: big macs and little chips -- 5.Predicatability: it never rains on thsoe little houses on the hillside -- 6.Control: human and nonhuman robots -- 7.The irrationality of rationality: traffic jams on those happy trails -- 8.Globalization and McDonalidization: does it all amount to ... nothing? -- 9.McDonaldization in a changing world: are there any limits -- 10.Dealing with McDonaldization: a practical guide.
The fast-food business, most notably Mcdonalds, revolutionised not only the restaurant business but also American society and ultimately, the world. Using the model of Mcdonalds, the author draws on the theories of Weber to produce a social critique.