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Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. What We Learned from the Mexican Migration Project \ Jorge Durand and Douglas S. Massey -- Part I. Migration and the Family -- Chapter 2. Trends in Mexican Migration to the United States, 1965 to 1995 \ Marcela Cerrutti and Douglas S. Massey -- Chapter 3. Migrants' Social Capital and Investing Remittances in Mexico \ Margarita Mooney -- Chapter 4. U.S. Migration, Home Ownership, and Housing Quality \ Emilio A. Parrado

George Ritzer's McDonaldization of Society, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, continues to stand as one of the pillars of modern day sociological thought. By linking theory to 21st century culture, this book resonates with students in a way that few other books do, opening their eyes to many current issues, especially in consumption and globalization. As in previous editions, the book has been updated and it offers new discussions of, among others, In-N-Out- Burger and Pret A Manger as possible antitheses of McDonaldization. The biggest change, however, is that the book has been radically streamlined to offer an even clearer articulation of the now-famous McDonaldization thesis

Health care and medical practice in the new world, 1600-1800 -- Health care and regulation in antebellum America, 1800-1860 -- The professionalization of American medicine, 1860-1890 -- Health care in the progressive era, 1890-1920 -- The struggle over health insurance between the wars, 1920-1940 -- Partisan jousting over health care in the postwar era, 1940-1960 -- Medicare changes the health care landscape, 1960-1980 -- Restraining health care costs in the age of Reagan, 1980-1990 -- The Clinton health plan and scorched-earth politics, 1990-2000 -- Controversial policy prescriptions for American health care, 2000-2010

Place and production in the global economy -- The urban impact of economic globalization -- National and transnational urban systems -- The new urban economy : the intersection of global processes and place -- Issues and case studies in the new urban economy -- The new inequalities within cities -- Global cities and global survival circuits -- A new geography of centers and margins : summary and implications