Dazzling malls, casinos, cruise ships, theme restaurants, and theme parks are among the innovations in the places people consume goods and services that have ap... » 

Dazzling malls, casinos, cruise ships, theme restaurants, and theme parks are among the innovations in the places people consume goods and services that have appeared during the past half century, says Ritzer (sociology, U. of Maryland). Cathedrals of consumption, he calls them, to highlight their quasi-religious, enchanted nature. He examines how «