Jennifer Kleinhenz Sociology 465 Dr. Li June 7‚ 2010 McDonaldization of Society In the novel “The McDonaldization of Society‚” George Ritzer defines McDonaldization as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world” (Ritzer 1) and explains how this concept not only affects people who eat at fast food restaurants but basically every citizen of the United States. Since the beginning
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According to George Ritzer‚ in his book The Mcdonaldization of Society‚ he defines this theory of Mcdonaldization of having four main components. They are: 1.Predictability having emphasis on discipline‚ systematization and routine so that things are the same from one time or place to another. 2.Efficiency who can obtain what they need more quickly with less effort 3.Calculability being able to produce and obtain large amounts of things in a very rapid and timely fashion 4.Control this is replacing
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TD propose to study franchised bus route rationalization in order to reduce 100 buses per day on the road in busy zone such as Nathan Road‚ Central & Wan Chai. TD said it would reduce both the congestion and air pollution. Because transport is a derived demand‚ the affected passenger will shift to use other modes of transport to get to the same destination. The numbers of affected passenger can be calculated as follows: (All the data base on my assumption) Number of Buses affected: 100
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McDonaldization: Health in A Fastfood Society McDonaldization‚ is the term Ritzer derived from the McDonalds’ fast food chain to describe the state of our society. Ritzer claims our social institutions have become completely dehumanized in the form of a bureaucracy. Health care is an example of one institution that is characterized by the four components of bureaucracy: efficiency‚ predictability‚ control and quantification. In the past‚ health care was more simplistic in nature. House calls
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Predictability and control are major discussion points in Ritzer’s The McDonaldization of Society. These are points that have both pros and cons in regards to “irrationality of rationality” as evidenced in both the health care system and the health care debate in the United States. The “irrationality of rationality” can be described as the downside to something that is seemingly perfect‚ or seemingly rational. We must look at McDonaldization as both enabling and constraining (Giddens). The healthcare issue
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Systematic Rationalization of Thucydides ’ Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War‚ being one of the earliest wars with a good historical record‚ sets an important precedent for those interested in international relations. The information related by Thucydides in his writings on the war allows comparisons to be drawn with modern wars and conclusions to be drawn. One of the most important of these conclusions that may be drawn is that‚ like in modern times‚ the balance of power between states in
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thinking in his book The McDonaldization of Society. McDonaldization was a concept that I was unfamiliar with but now I feel as if I understand it. The term itself is refers to a larger process of running a business efficiently. It is taking every action into account to produce the most efficient‚ predictable and controlled end. Ritzer points out that this way of doing business is dehumanizing the world and making it more homogenous. Ritzer provides many examples of how McDonaldization is overtaking society
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Rationalization of Japanese Internment Camps in The United States When the second World War occurred the United States wanted no part in it‚ they wanted peace. Everyone was traumatised and frightened from the first World War‚ which only happened years prior‚ they weren’t prepared for what was to come with the second one. Though they were pushed into it without say when the Japanese army bombed American ships and planes at the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii (DeWitt 1). The United States people
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He went on to write a social critique on the subject‚ applying sociological theories to the culture in a way that lay readers would understand. The McDonaldization of Society (Pine Forge/Sage Publications) was successful enough that he wrote several follow-ups‚ including The McDonaldization Thesis and Enchanting a Disenchanted World (both Sage Publications). Ritzer’s most recent book is Explorations in the Sociology of Consumption: Fast Food‚ Credit Cards‚ and Casinos
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of our society to be McDonalized. Fast food industry or McDonaldization penetrated all aspects of our social life. Most people affirm that the lack of time pushes them to be more addicted to McDonald’s. Very interesting fact I found for me that McDonaldization is happening in many other countries. There are four major principles that are continually influencing our modern society to be McDonalized. It is visible how McDonaldization spreads in the world and touches all-important aspects of
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