The McDonaldization of a Retail Store: A Case Study

  Read the excerpt provided to you from Ritzer’s book, as well as the pages in your textbook which discuss this concept. Next, choose an institution or organization in our society with which you are familiar. It may be your place of employment, an organization...

Concept of culture shock by imagining a person

  Explain the concept of culture shock by imagining that a person who lived in the United States in the 1860s time traveled to the United States of today. What are some aspects of American culture that might shock this visitor? Are there any aspects of American...