The Third Edition of McDonaldization: The Reader includes a wide array of sources, from journal articles, to essays from edited books, to newspaper, and magazine articles. George Ritzer, best-selling author of McDonaldization of Society, has updated this popular anthology to build upon and go beyond the thesisof McDonaldization. Classic articles from the First and Second Editions remain in this volume and are supplemented by a significant number of new pieces which bring the discussion about McDonaldization up to date. Features and Benefits; The volume includes a wide array of sources, from journal articles, to essays from edited books, to newspaper and magazine articles.; 5 of the 2nd ed. articles have been updated and 11 articles are new to the third edition with new topics such as McDonaldization and men's body shaping, Internet 2.0, junk journalism, and cruise tourism.; A greater emphasis on McDonaldization and globalization in the third edition.; Discussion questions and "Thinking Critically"sections aid students in reviewing the material presented and further extending the conversation about and surrounding McDonaldization. INDICE: Part I. McDonaldization: Basics, Studies, Applications, and Extensions / George Ritzer 1. An Introduction to McDonaldization / George Ritzer 2. Precursors: Bureaucracy and Max Weber's Theory of Rationality, Irrationality, and the Iron Cage / George Ritzer 3. Islands of the Living Dead: The Social Geography of McDonaldization / Joel I. Nelson 4. On Mass Distrbution: A Case Study of Chain Stores in the Restaurant Industry / P. D. Holley and D. E. Wright,Jr. 5. A Sociology of Rib Joints / Alan Bryman 6. McDonald's as a Disneyized Institution / Ian Heywood 7. Urgent Dreams: Climbing, Rationalization, and Ambivalence / 8. A Conversation With Eric Schlosser, Author of Fast Food Nation /Bryan S. Turner 9. McDonaldization: The Major Criticisms / Part II. The McDonaldization of Social Structures and Institutions / Matthew B. Robinson 10. McDonaldization of America's Police, Courts, and Corrections / Kathryn Hausbeck and Barbara G. Brents 11. McDonaldization of the Sex Industries?: The Business of Sex / Lee F. Monaghan 12. McDonaldizing Men's Bodies? Slimming, Associated (Ir)Rationalities and Resistances / Sara Raley 13. McDonaldization and the Family / Gary Wilkinson 14. McSchools for McWorld? Mediating global pressures with a McDonaldizing education policy response / Nathan Jurgenson 15. The De-McDonaldization of the Internet / Jos Gamble 16. Multinational Retailers in China:Proliferating 'McJobs' or Developing Skills? / Andrew J. Knight 17. Supersizing Farms: The McDonaldization of Agriculture / Carol Morris and Matt Reed 18. From burgers to biodiversity? The McDonaldization of on-farm nature conservation in the UK / John Drane 19. From Creeds to Burgers: Religious Control, Spiritual Search, and the Future of the World / Bryan S. Turner 20. McCitizens: Risk, Coolness, and Irony in Contemporary Politics / George Ritzer 21. Cathedralsof Consumption: Rationalization, Enchantment, and Disenchantment / Adam Weaver 22. The McDonaldization Thesis and Cruise Tourism / Kristine P. Jerome 23. ACase of McDonald's Restaurant: The Built Environment and the Perpetuation of the Phenomenon of Globalisation / George Ritzer 24. Cr Cards, Fast-Food Restaurants, and Rationalization / Part III. Cross-Cultural Analysis, Social Movements, and Social Change / Benjamin R. Barber 25. Jihad vs. McWorld / George Ritzer 26. September 11, 2001: Mass Murder and Its Roots in the Symbolism of American Consumer Culture / McSpotlight 27. The McLibel Trial Story / Wayne Northcutt 28. José Bové vs. McDonald's: The Making of a National Hero in the French Anti-Globalization Movement / Hielke S. van der Meulen 29. The Emergence of Slow Food: Social entrepreneurship, local foods, and the Piedmont gastronomy cluster / Part IV. The Debate Over the Relationship Between McDonaldization and Globalization / Jan Nederveen Pieterse 30. Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms / Malcolm Waters 31. McDonaldization and the Global Culture of Consumption / James L. Watson 32. Transnationalism, Localization, and Fast Foods in East Asia / Bryan S. Turner 33. The McDonald's Mosaic: Glocalization and Diversity / Melissa L. Caldwell 34. Domesticating the French Fry: McDonald's and Consumerism in Moscow / Uri Ram 35. Glocommodification: How the Global Consumes theLocal-McDonald's in Israel / George Ritzer 36. Globalization and McDonaldization: Does It All Amount to ... Nothing? / Michael Veseth 37. Globaloney / PartV. Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7582-7
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés