| Resisting McDonaldization Contributor(s): Smart, Barry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761955178 ISBN-13: 9780761955177 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $253.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 98061886 |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Ritzer′s McDonaldization thesis argued that contemporary life is succumbing to the standardization, flexibility and practicability of fast-food service. This book brings together specially commissioned papers by leading social and cultural analysts to engage in a critical appraisal of the thesis. The contributors discuss the roots of the thesis, the rationalization of late modern life, the effects of increasing cultural commodification, the continuing prominence of American cultural and economic imperialism and the impact of globalization on social and cultural life. The strengths and weaknesses of the McDonaldization thesis are clearly evaluated and the irrational consequences of rationalization are pinpointed and critically |
Contributor Bio(s): Smart, Barry: - Barry Smart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Portsmouth and has longstanding research interests in the fields of social theory, political economy, and philosophy. His research interests include critical social research ethics; higher education; and collaborative work on veganism, ethics, lifestyle and environment. |