Explorations in the Sociology of Consumption: Fast Food, Credit Cards and Casinos

by George Ritzer

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761971203
• ISBN13: 9780761971207
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"