The McDonaldization of society : into the digital age / George Ritzer.
By: Ritzer, George [author.].
Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2021]Edition: Tenth edition.Description: pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781544398013.Subject(s): Social structure -- United States | United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- | Management -- Social aspects -- United States | Fast food restaurants -- Social aspects -- United States | Rationalization (Psychology)DDC classification: 302.3/50973 Summary: "The McDonaldization of Society is George Ritzer's seminal work of critical sociology that updates and applies Max Weber's rationalization thesis to the the late 20th and early 21st century. The central premise of McDonaldization is that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, creating a system of operation based on efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control that has been adopted across a wide ranges of businesses, organizations, and social institutions"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The McDonaldization of Society is George Ritzer's seminal work of critical sociology that updates and applies Max Weber's rationalization thesis to the the late 20th and early 21st century. The central premise of McDonaldization is that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, creating a system of operation based on efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control that has been adopted across a wide ranges of businesses, organizations, and social institutions"-- Provided by publisher.