{"product_id":"resisting-mcdonaldization-barry-smart-9780761955184","title":"Resisting McDonaldization","description":"George Ritzer′s McDonaldization thesis argued that contemporary life is succumbing to the standardization, flexibility and practicability of fast-food service. This book brings together specially commissioned papers by leading social and cultural analysts to engage in a critical appraisal of the thesis. \u003cp\u003eThe contributors discuss the roots of the thesis, the rationalization of late modern life, the effects of increasing cultural commodification, the continuing prominence of American cultural and economic imperialism and the impact of globalization on social and cultural life. The strengths and weaknesses of the McDonaldization thesis are clearly evaluated and the irrational consequences of rationalization are pinpointed and critically\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Smart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761955186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761955184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barry Smart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443667316991,"sku":"9780761955184","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28dc7cb3-e584-4625-935c-f10810b34fe4.jpg?v=1777207002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resisting-mcdonaldization-barry-smart-9780761955184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}