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"The McDonaldization of Society is George Ritzer's seminal work of critical sociology that updates and applies Max Weber's rationalization thesis to the the late 20th and early 21st century. The central premise of McDonaldization is that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, creating a system of operation based on efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control that has been adopted across a wide ranges of businesses, organizations, and social institutions"--

"Essentials of Sociology, adapted from Ritzer's Introduction to Sociology, Fifth Edition, provides the same rock-solid foundation in a shorter and more streamlined format. Like the original Ritzer text, Essentials of Sociology illuminates traditional sociological concepts and theories, while also focusing on central concerns of contemporary sociologists: globalization, consumption, and the digital world. Ritzer Essentials has fewer text boxes, covers fewer specialized theories, combines theories/methods into a single chapter, covers U.S. and global stratification in a single chapter, and has one additional combined chapter (Education and Religion) in the "Institutions" section of the book"--

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today. Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor.

Intro -- The wiley-blackwell companion to Sociology -- notes on contributors -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introduction -- 1: Philosophy and Sociology -- 2: A Selective History of Sociology -- 3: Quantitative Methods -- 4: Qualitative Methods -- 5: Classical Sociological Theory -- 6: Contemporary Sociological Theory -- Part II: Basic Topics in Sociology -- 7: Action, Interaction, and Groups -- 8: Groups and Institutions, Structures and Processes -- 9: The Sociology of Organizations -- 10: Cultural Analysis -- 11: The Changing Life Course -- 12: Deviance: A Sociology of Unconventionalities -- 13: Criminology -- 14: Critical Sexualities Studies -- 15: Feeling Class: Affect and Culture in the Making of Class Relations -- 16: Racial and Ethnic Issues: Critical Race Approaches in the United States -- 17: Genders and Sexualities in Global Context: An Intersectional Assessment of Contemporary Scholarship -- 18: Changing Families: Fluidity, Partnership, and Family Structure -- 19: Sociology of Education -- 20: Sociology of Religion -- 21: Current Directions in Medical Sociology -- 22: Media and Communications -- 23: Work and Employment -- 24: The Sociology of Consumption -- 25: Population -- 26: Urbanization -- 27: Environmental Sociology -- 28: Social Movements -- 29: Globalization -- Part III: Cutting Edge Issues in Sociology -- 30: After Neoliberalism Whither Capitalism? -- 31: Organized Coercion and Political Authority: Armed Conflict in a World of States -- 32: Science and Technology: Now and in the Future -- 33: The Internet, Web 2.0, and Beyond -- 32: Science and Technology: Now and in the Future -- Index.

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today. Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor