Amitai Etzioni

Working at McDonald's In the article “Working at McDonald’s” Amitai Etzioni argues how many high school juniors and seniors have a part time job. Saying that like McDonald’s are bad places to work which are non-educational. Some reasons are, that everything is already setup in places like McDonald’s not giving teens room to be creative and think outside the box. Everything is already prescribed; he says “These are breeding grounds for robot working for yesterday's assembly line…” Also how working deprives students from fully concentrating on school work. Students start working more hours, prioritizing work and leaving school behind. Another reason is that they do not know how to manage money properly; for example he says that they spend money…

A beneficial work experience for America’s youth The employment of high school students has been a widely discussed topic. This particular issue gives rise to many debates on the positive and negative effects of teen employment. Amitai Etzioni, author of “Working at McDonald’s,” details his stance on this particular issue. The author attempts to explain the disadvantages he feels will have detrimental effects on the youth of America. I, however, disagree with the idea that employed teenagers…

Summary and Response: Working at McDonald’s In the essay, “Working at McDonald’s,” Amitai Etzioni shares his strong belief that working in the fast-food industry, especially McDonald’s, is a bad influence for high school students. He states that working in this industry as a student can cause academic problems. As many as two-thirds of American high school Juniors and Seniors now hold part-time jobs. Since part-time jobs have changed drastically over the years, few skills are acquired for these…

It has been an enduring tradition for American adolescents to undertake a job while still advancing their education. Nonetheless, Amitai Etzioni challenges this tradition in his essay “Working at McDonald’s” by stating that fast-food chains, such as McDonald’s, are not beneficial to adolescents. He argues that such jobs are unbeneficial because they lack room for creativity or long-term growth. In his article, Etzioni makes note that two-thirds of American high school students have part-time…

I prefer that teenagers should get paid job. Paid job encourage the teenagers to become more responsible, more skills developed and encourage them to save money. Reliability and responsibility are the most imortnat skills that any one should have to get a respectfull job position. Working in a paid job encourage the teenagers to do their best to get those skills. Of course, teenagers who work for a voulanteer jobs gain the same skills thier peers get from paid jobs. However, paid jobs are more…

The reading talks about where the line should be drawn between doing what is good for society and an invasion of privacy. Amitai Etzioni claims that what makes a good society is concerns for public health and safety even if it means the diminution of privacy. He gives an example that infants should be tested for HIV early on so it can be treated. However, the test will show that the mother is a carrier, there for violating the privacy of the mother. The problem occurs when it becomes a…

Amitai Etzioni is a well established Socialist who taught at Columbia and Harvard known for his radio, television, newspaper, and magazine articles. In his op-ed article, Working at McDonald’s published by the Miami Herald in 1986, Etzioni writes about the common issues students face while working in high school. He states that students having jobs while in high school lowers attendance, decreases school involvement, and does not offer any skills useful in the future. He also argues that…

Why I Should Have A Job I know many have said ‘Teens don’t need jobs, their immature, irresponsible, and have too much to do as it is’, but I'm going to prove them wrong. At the age of 14, teenagers can legally have a job. Outside school hours, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., from Labor Day through May 31you cannot work more than 4 hours Monday through Friday, and can't work more than eight hours on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. I cannot work more than 28 hours per week. From June 1 through…

Mariya Oliferovskaya Critical Response to “Working at McDonald’s” The article, “Working at McDonald’s” by Amitai Etzioni was an unsuccessful attempt to argue that teenager’s after school jobs are detrimental to their success. It seems Etzioni’s authority on the subject matter is questionable. The man’s tone throughout the text is condescending, and he offers a biased opinion. Furthermore, the evidence that’s offered to support the thesis is contradicting. The Israeli-American Amitai Etzioni…

The Working Student By the age of seventeen your legally old enough to get a driver 's permit, build credit, and get a job. These are responsibilities that we because introduced to as we are in high school. Some say that it 's too much for the high school student, for example Author of Working at McDonald 's, Amitai Etzioni. While others feel that this is a rite of passage, it 's a time for teens to get a feel for adulthood. In many ways, the working high school student redefines the views of…