{"product_id":"the-mcdonaldization-of-society-into-the-digital-age-paperback","title":"The McDonaldization of Society: Into the Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecipient of a 2021 McGuffey Longevity Award from the Textbook \u0026amp; Academic Authors Association (TAA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThe book that made \"McDonaldization\" part of the lexicon of contemporary sociological theory, read by hundreds of thousands of students, is now in its \u003cstrong\u003eTenth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e. George Ritzer′s seminal work of critical sociology, \u003cstrong\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/strong\u003e, continues to stand as one of the pillars of modern sociological thought. Building on the argument that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, this book links theory to contemporary life in a globalized world. Ritzer opens our eyes to many current issues and shows how McDonaldization's principles--efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control--have been applied to other sectors of American society and throughout the world. This new edition continues to shift its focus to how we experience McDonaldization online, the new locus of production and consumption in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/strong\u003e is former Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, where he has also been a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and won a Teaching Excellence Award. He was awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award by the American Sociological Association, an honorary doctorate from LaTrobe University in Australia, and the Robin Williams Lectureship from the Eastern Sociological Society. His best-known work, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, has been read by hundreds of thousands of students over two decades and translated into over a dozen languages. Ritzer is also the editor of \u003cem\u003eMcDonaldization: The Reader\u003c\/em\u003e; and author of other works of critical sociology related to the McDonaldization thesis, including\u003cem\u003e Enchanting a Disenchanted World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eExpressing America: A Critique of the Global Credit Card Society\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a series best-selling social theory textbooks and \u003cem\u003eGlobalization: A Basic Text\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the Editor of the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Social Theory \u003c\/em\u003e(2 vols.), the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Sociology \u003c\/em\u003e(11 vols.; 2nd edition forthcoming), the\u003cem\u003e Encyclopedia of Globalization\u003c\/em\u003e (5 vols.), and is Founding Editor of the\u003cem\u003e Journal of Consumer Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487533371640,"sku":"9781544398013","price":194.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/u2vo7Sdc1-9781544398013.webp?v=1789138501","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-mcdonaldization-of-society-into-the-digital-age-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}