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In this major new book, the author of the bestselling McDonaldization of Society provides an exploration of one of the most innovative and imaginative sociological theses of the last decade of the twentieth century – `McDonaldization’.

Part One centres on a discussion of Karl Mannheim’s theory of rationalization. The author also assesses the degree to which sociology in general and sociological theory in particular have been `McDonaldized’. The second part demonstrates the empirical reach of the `McDonaldization’ process with discussions on work, credit and globalization. Part Three moves beyond `McDonaldization’ to the worlds of `new means of consumption’ and the postmodern perspectives that best illuminate them. The author

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In this book, one of the leading social theorists and cultural commentators of modern times, turns his gaze on consumption. George Ritzer, author of the famous McDonaldization Thesis, demonstrates the irrational consequences of the rational desire to consume and commodify. He examines how McDonaldization might be resisted, and situates the reader in the new cultural spaces that are emerging in society: shopping malls, casino hotels, Disneyfied theme parks and Las Vegas — the new `cathedrals of consumption’ as he calls them. The book shows how new processes of consumption relate to globalization theory. In illuminating discussions of the work of Thorstein Veblen and the French situationists, Ritzer unearths the roots of problems of consumption in older sociological traditions. He indicates how transgression is bound up with consumption, through an investigation of the obscene in popular and postmodern culture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Social World, Third Edition

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Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.

• Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars
• Represents the most innovative and ‘state-of-the-art’ thinking about the discipline
• Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor

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The Companion to Major Social Theorists offers a broad-ranging survey of classical and contemporary social theory. In original essays especially commissioned for this volume, leading experts and practitioners examine the life and work of 25 major theorists, discussing the social and intellectual context of their writings and offering an analysis of the impact of their work over time.

• Includes 25 original essays on major classical and contemporary social theorists
• Contributions are especially commissioned for this volume, and are by leading experts and practitioners in the field
• Covers the key figures who shaped classical social theory, such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as figures such as Martineau, DuBois, and Simmel
• Dedicates coverage is given to contemporary social theorists, including Goffman, Elias, Foucault, Giddens, Bourdieu and Butler
• Essays include biographical sketches, the social and intellectual context, and the impact of the theorist’s work on social theory
• Includes bibliographies of the theorist’s most important works as well as key secondary works
• Edited by a leading figure in social theory, this volume provides an outstanding one-volume reference source in social theory.

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The Globalization of Nothing is back in a revised and completely updated Second Edition. In this reconceptualized volume, author George Ritzer focuses his attention squarely on the processes of globalization and how they relate to McDonaldization. This revision is shorter, more concise, and spends much less space on the Nothing-Something continuum that he introduced in the First Edition.

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The seventh edition of “Modern Sociological Theory” by George Ritzer, one of the foremost authorities on sociological theory, gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary schools of sociological thought. Key theories are integrated with biographical sketches of theorists, and theories are placed in their historical and intellectual context. This helps students to better understand the original works and helps them appreciate the diversity of contemporary theory.

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The seventh edition of “Modern Sociological Theory” by George Ritzer, one of the foremost authorities on sociological theory, gives readers a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary schools of sociological thought. Key theories are integrated with biographical sketches of theorists, and theories are placed in their historical and intellectual context. This helps students to better understand the original works and helps them appreciate the diversity of contemporary theory.

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