The McDonaldization of Society. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George Ritzer.
• Authors: Ritzer, George
• Contents: Chapter 1: An Introduction to McDonaldization; McDonald’s as an American and a Global Icon; The Long Arm of McDonaldization; The Dimensions of McDonaldization; A Critique of McDonaldization: The Irrationality of Rationality; Illustrating the Dimensions of MCDonaldization: The Case of IKEA; The Advantages of McDonaldization; What Isn’t McDonaldized?; A Look Ahead; Chapter 2: The Past, Present, and Future of McDonaldization; Bureaucratization: Making Life More Rational; The Holocaust: Mass-Produced Death; Scientific Management: Finding the One Best Way; The Assembly Line: Turning Workers Into Robots; Levittown: Putting Up Houses—”Boom, Boom, Boom”; Shopping Centers: Malling America; McDonald’s: Creating the “Fast-Food Factory”; McDonaldization and Contemporary Social Changes; DELETE; Chapter 3: Efficiency and Calculability: Consumers 1; Efficiency: Drive-Throughs and Finger Foods; Calculability: Big Macs and Little Chips; Chapter 4: Predictability and Control: Consumers 2; Predictability: It Never Rains on Those Little Houses on the Hillside; Control: Human and Nonhuman Robots; Chapter 5: Efficiency and Calculability: McJobs and Other McDonaldized Occupations 1; McJobs and the Dimensions of McDonaldization; Efficiency: It’s a Fetish; Calculability: Zeal for Speed; Chapter 6: Predictability and Control: McJobs and Other McDonaldized Occupations 2; Predictability: Scripting and Controlling Employees; Control: Even Pilots Aren’t in Control; Chapter 7: The Irrationality of Rationality; Inefficiency: Long Lines at the Checkout; High Cost: Better Off at Home; False Friendliness: “Hi, George”; Disenchantment: Where’s the Magic?; Health and Environmental Hazards: A Day’s Calories in One Fast-Food Meal; Homogenization: It’s No Different in Paris; Dehumanization: Getting Hosed at “Troff 'n' Brew”; Dehumanized Death: Dying Amidst Machines and Strangers; The Irrationalities of McJobs: Just Hand the Bag Out; Chapter 8: Dealing With McDonaldization; Creating “Reasonable” Alternatives: Sometimes You Really Do Have to Break the Rules; Fighting Back Collectively: Saving Hearts, Minds, Taste Buds, and the Piazza di Spagna; Coping Individually: “Skunk Works, ” Blindfolded Children, and Fantasy Worlds; Some Concluding Thoughts on Dealing With McDonaldization; Chapter 9: Globalization and the Possibility of the DeMcDonaldization of Society?; Globalization and McDonaldization; The DeMcDonaldization of Society; The Internet and DeMcDonaldization; DeMcDonaldizing the Web?;
• Edition: 8th Edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.0973; Social structure -- United States; Management -- Social aspects -- United States; Fast food restaurants -- Social aspects -- United States; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483358956
• Related ISBNs: 148335895X; 9781483358949
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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