McDonaldization

understandings surrounding Sociology and how they differ from some past sociologist. Today Sociologist tend to focus on trends in globalization and consumption, which I will be discussing in the summary. I will be describing what Sociologist mean by Mcdonaldization of Society, and also how sociologies approach to studying social life. We’ll also be discussing the differences between science and social reform. Lastly we will discuss the ways sociological knowledge differs from common sense.…

George Ritzer is known for coming up with the idea that bureaucracy completely dehumanized the social institutions in America. He later termed this dehumanization Mcdonaldization. The four parts that belong to this idea are: efficiency, predictability, quantification, and control. One of the best examples we see of this in society is in the healthcare system, which is exactly what my job falls under. Healthcare used to be so simple, but we have made it much more complex and we can clearly see…

food. I agree with the following statement, “Sociologists warn us that habitual use of McDonald’s systems are destructive to our physical and psychological well-being as well as to society as a whole.” I agree with this because as a society, McDonaldization focuses on efficiency, calculability, and standardization, which, are mostly measured by profit. They’re not taking into account our well-being and environmental health. This is destructive to a society as a whole because when systems are not…

Fieldwork Excursion #2 Activity #1: Impression Management in Action Step #1: For activity one of the fieldwork excursion we were to choose two different situations that we encounter in our everyday life and observe ourselves throughout these situations. The two situations I chose to observe myself at, was my volleyball practice and in my organic chemistry class. I chose these two specifically because I know my observations of my self would be vastly different in these scenarios. Step #2:…

An underlying feature of Postmodernity, Globalisation has been significantly influenced by the growth of media, technology, transport and the industrialisation revolution. “McDonaldization” is defined as the global domination of fast food restaurants. Likewise, this concept can be closely related to Weber’s idea of rationality as it replaces traditional values with reason and efficiency. For example McDonald 's and other fast food…

This source describes the four trends which Disney theme parks disperse throughout popular society, and how these trends contribute to a consumerist capitalist culture. George Ritzer’s The McDonaldization of Society inspired Bryman’s work. Ritzer’s book, published in 1993, introduces the idea of McDonaldization and explains how McDonald’s chains propagate “efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control” (Bryman 1999:381) into contemporary life and commerce. The first element of Disney…

When someone calls a bank, they are usually greeted by a prerecorded message, welcoming them and issuing prompts. While this is efficient in getting individual connected with someone who may assist them it is impersonal and frustrating. The McDonaldization of society not only frustrates consumers but it can have negative impact on the lives of workers. A bank does not have to pay a prerecorded message, so they may forgo paying skilled telecommunication workers to assist consumer. Automatic…

Social Imagination is an concept that is used by C. Wright Mills. Sociological Imagination is being able to describe the ability to look at things you do everyday and view it from a different perspective. Some examples of social perspectives are symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. Symbolic interactionism is an mirco, that focuses on face to face interactions. Functionalism is a macro, that focuses on the relationship between different parts of society. How aspects of…

When asked about the role of tourism in promoting cultural awareness, Professor Sally referred to how there were many cases that she saw in the Philippines where tourism development showcased cultural practices “that were considered to be distinctive and representative of certain ethnic groups in the Philippines and so for all the people who didn’t belong to those groups, it certainly increased their awareness of those groups and enhanced their appreciation and their recognition of those…

The Queens Borough Public Library (also known as Queens Library) is one of the three library systems operating in New York City. The library has 62 locations all across Queens. Volunteering at the library for the past two summers has allowed me to further understand how Queens Library operates. I have always been curious about how the library system is able to be interconnected with all 62 branches. As a kid, I always wondered how they were able to keep track of everything. I could return and…