McDonaldization: The Reader

by George Ritzer (Editor)

The Second Edition of 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 thesis of McDonaldization. Classic articles from the First Edition remain in this volume and are supplemented by a significant number of new pieces which bring the discussion about McDonaldization up to date.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, Academic, Cultural, Economics, Politics, Business

408 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2002

About the author

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He has named at Distinguished-Scholar Teacher at Maryland and received the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. Among his academic awards are an Honorary Doctorate from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Honorary Patron, University Philosophical Society, Trinity College, Dublin; and the 2012-2013 Robin William Lectureship from the Eastern Sociological Society. He has chaired four Sections of the American Sociological Association- Theoretical Sociology, Organizations and Occupations, first Chair of Global and Transnational Sociology, and the History of Sociology.
His books have been translated into over twenty languages, with over a dozen translations of The McDonaldization of Society alone.

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

McDonaldization is a really cool analysis of contemporary society, and definitely relevant-- the way Ritzer presents this reader is a little frustrating, though. He gives himself little blurbs to disclaim any section of the reader that disagrees with his ideas before the section! So frustrating. That man is self obsessed.

[Umitri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bence Weber’in ‘büyübozumu (disenchantment) konseptinin en güzel yorumlaması. Rakamlara indirgenen bir hayat, içi boşaltılmış. ‘Amacın’ İnsan olması gereken bir dünyada, ‘araç’ haline gelen insanı anlatıyor. Durkheim’in ‘collective effervesence’ ı imdada yetişir mi bilemeyiz ama Taylor’un ya da Henry Ford’un hattındaki işçiden daha iyi durumda değiliz..

[Alan Valdez · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was interesting, but it was also a bit redundant after reading the original "The McDonaldization of Society". Lots of short, self-contained perspectives and examples about different aspects of McDonaldization, which could come handy if I was to give a course on the subject. I guess that is the point of a reader, but it does not particularly contribute to greater insights about the subject.

[Astrid · Rating 4 out of 5]

The McDonaldization of Society