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UE: SOC 110HA: McDonaldization of Society: Into the Digital Age
LibGuide for the University Explorations course "The McDonaldization of Society"
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Course description
What can a fast-food chain teach us about society? Following George Ritzer’s theory of McDonaldization this course examines the pros and cons of living in a rationalized world where standardization, predictability, and control prevail. As students learn the sociological concepts of bureaucracy, consumer society, social structures, social change, and social interaction, they will develop their sociological imagination to reclaim a place for creativity, meaning, individuality, and free will in the late modern world.