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Ritzer: Contemporary Sociological Theory Book Cover
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics
George Ritzer, University of Maryland
Modern Grand Theories

Chapter Objectives

After reading Chapter 5, students should be able to:

describe the perspectives of the Frankfurt School;

compare and contrast Fordism and Post-Fordism;

use the vocabulary of world-system analysis;

provide an example of the civilizing process;

explain the consequences of the colonization of the lifeworld;

describe the risks and insecurities of modernity and their sources;

explain the basic elements of McDonaldization and how they spread;

understand the meaning of globalization; and

compare and contrast the theories presented in this chapter.









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