Mcdonaldization : the reader / edited by George Ritzer.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ritzer, George
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, [2002], ©2002.
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Physical Description:xii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part 1. McDonaldization: basics, studies, applications, and extensions. An 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 ; A sociology of rib joints / P.D. Holley and D.E. Wright, Jr. ; Theme parks and McDonaldization / Alan Bryman ; The Disneyization of society / Alan Bryman ; Urgent dreams: climbing, rationalization, and ambivalence / Ian Heywood.
  • Part 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 ; The 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 ; The 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 ; The 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.