Asked by Kashif Zaidi on Jul 20, 2024

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George Ritzer reveals how credit cards create both personal troubles at the micro level and public issues at the macro level. Describe how a similar problem (or problems) is developing with the student loan crisis.

Student Loan Crisis

A critical problem involving the burden of student debt affecting individuals and the economy, marked by high levels of unpaid college loans.

Credit Cards

Plastic cards issued by banks or financial institutions that allow cardholders to borrow funds with which to pay for goods and services with the promise to repay the borrowed amount along with possible interest.

George Ritzer

An American sociologist known for his contributions to the sociology of consumption, globalization, and the concept of McDonaldization of society.

  • Examine how practices serve as a linkage between the micro and macro societal levels.
  • Differentiate between agency at the micro-level and agency at the macro-level.
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Monica GarciaJul 20, 2024
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Ritzer writes "Perhaps the most reprehensible activities of the credit card firms involve their efforts to get cards into the hands of college and high school students. They are endeavoring to 'hook' young people on a life of credit and indebtedness. Such activities are clearly a public issue and are causing personal troubles for untold numbers of people." This statement is perhaps even more applicable to student loans as it is to credit cards.