Readings

• Ritzer, G. 2020. The McDonaldization of Society (10th edition). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage. Chapters 4-5.
• Have Orwell’s 1984 read by end of this week (or be well into it, we will have it as a topic in discussions).

Lecture pages

• When rationalization turns irrational
• Irrationality from a slightly different angle
• Lecture outline

Video lecture (from previous class)

• McDonaldization (pt II)

Video

• John Oliver. 2021. Meatpacking: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Feb 21, Last Week Tonight.
• Rob Paravonian. 2006. The Pachelbel Rant. (Youtube special extra–Toby Keith’s  Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue