--- product_id: 5089864 title: "The McDonaldization of Society 6 Sixth Edition" brand: "george ritzer" price: "S$36" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5089864-the-mcdonaldization-of-society-6-sixth-edition store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # The McDonaldization of Society 6 Sixth Edition **Brand:** george ritzer **Price:** S$36 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The McDonaldization of Society 6 Sixth Edition by george ritzer - **How much does it cost?** S$36 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5089864-the-mcdonaldization-of-society-6-sixth-edition) ## Best For - george ritzer enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted george ritzer brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The McDonaldization of Society 6 Sixth Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51R1OgkCG-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting point of view if you start from his standpoint. *by P***B on Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2013* This book makes interesting, logical reading as long as you accept that 'macdonaldization' is a bad thing. If you find no problem with the concept then it is a bit like proving black is white. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Interesting concept conveyed in a disappointingly average text *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2011* I took an Introduction to Sociology course that used both this and Jon Witt's  The Big Picture: A Sociology Primer . While I found Witt's book to be engaging and informative to someone new to the field, I did not enoy Ritzer's book very much. Not to say he doesn't have good ideas, but I found the writing bland and, at times, overly technical.Ritzer argues that the fast-food priciples epitomized by McDonald's - efficiency, calculability, predictability and control - are permeating society as a whole. He takes examples from the mundane (food shopping) to the extravagent (climbing Mount Everest) to the horrifyingly extreme (the Holocaust) to illustrate his point. He also devotes time to detailing how one can "deMcDonaldize" society. He also has extensive endnotes for further reading.However, this book contains some very serious flaws. It is very obvious that Ritzer views this McDonaldization as a completely negative entity, glossing over the fact that, in non-extreme doses, some of those four priciples can be good things. His bias is so evident he goes as far to quote Weber and say that McDonaldization is leading us into a "polar night of icy darkness." I find it a little hard to take his text seriously when he uses such metaphors.He also devotes a chapter to "Globalization and McDonaldization," which starts out well enough but ends up being little more than a plug for another of Ritzer's books that made my head hurt with its liberal use of jargon and confusing syntax ("Although the grobalization of nothing is at odds with the glocalization of something,... the grobalization of nothing is also at odds with the grobalization of something... there is no conflict between the grobalization and the glocalization of nothing." - The whole chapter reads like that).And one more thing that bothered me - a pet peeve, I know, but still - was that the kerning (text spacing, or the space between the letters) is sometimes noticably different from page to page. As someone who has a passing knowledge of basic layout, this irked me.This text conveys some very interesting concepts, but it is executed in a less-than-stellar manner. I'd take this book a chapter at a time to minimize frustration. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ not a scratch!!1 *by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2011* I bought this book immediately following finals, getting an AMAZING deal on this BRAND NEW book!!! It doesn't have a scratch, mark, or any highlighting in it!! I CAN'T WAIT to read it!!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5089864-the-mcdonaldization-of-society-6-sixth-edition](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/5089864-the-mcdonaldization-of-society-6-sixth-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-09-28*