Mcdonaldization, by George Ritzer, deals mainly with the rationalization of our society and inevitably the world. McDonalds is used as an analogy to explain the process of rationalization in society. McDonald's modern operation is described to show the way society is heading in the future. It i...

Japan - A Far Eastern Perspective Japan is a country with quite a story to tell. From economic booms to recessions, back to economic booms, Japan is a country with both deep-rooted traditions and social practices; however it is very versatile in it's changing to fit western society. For ve...

The Working Class vs. The Upper Class Movies must contain some sort of plot or conflict in order to make them interesting. In Metropolis, a definite social conflict emerges between the workers and their ruthless boss, John Frederson. This conflict is due to the major differences in the live...

Essay Conventional and Sterile Tuesday Nov. 07, 2000 It is my understanding that people grow up in a society of conventional and sterile ways of life. Some societies have a tendency to raise people to be similar in their way of thinking. People are educated to have the same morals, beliefs ...

Catch 22, by Joseph Heller, is a critique of the society that we live in. Whoever is proud of what we have advanced to, and is unwilling to look at it in a negative light, would find this book very subversive. It threatens and criticizes the way of living of most who pride themselves in living a...

In these days consumerism is affecting our daily lives. It has a real impact on the acts and choices made by all individuals. Consumption feeds the society and makes the economy grow. Every single individual contributes to the increase of this consumerism phenomenon, even in being in opposition to ...

Tim HorganCont. Soc.ReflectionKarl Marx believed that a major revolution was in the future for the Western world. Exactly how far in the future remains to be seen, but many would argue that capitalism is as strong as it ever was and no class conflict will occur. I believe the reason that no major...

The Theme of Social Neglect in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and AI by Steven Spielberg Works of art, especially those of literature, had been portrayedeffectively through the print and audio-visual media. Through writing,ideas are expressed vivi...

Review of Ritzer's The McDonaldization of SocietySociologist George Ritzer sees the thousands of McDonalds restaurants that dot the U.S. landscape, and increasingly, the world. They provide a much greater significance than just the convenience of fast hamburgers and french fries. He created the te...

The Effects of TelevisionHas our nation been deceived by the media? Has the media sent forth an era that it is all right to define what was considered old fashion values? Hundreds of arguments can be made on the topic that Television is playing good or bad role in the society, but most of the philo...

An Analysis of Catch 22 by Joseph HellerCatch 22, by Joseph Heller, is a critique of the society that we live in. Whoever is proud of what we have advanced to, and is unwilling to look at it in a negative light, would find this book very subversive. It threatens and criticizes the way of living of m...

A Deceptive Utopia "A 'utopia' is an imaginary perfect society." In Books II-V of Plato's The Republic, Socrates and his auditors create a society which they believe to be perfect, utopian. The fact is, however, that the society they constructed could be considered &...

"The vision of one century is often the reality of the next..." (Nelson 108). Throughout time, great minds have constructed their own visions of utopia. Through the study of utopias, one finds that these "perfect" societies have many flaws. For example, most utopias tend to have an authoritarian ...