Review: The Mcdonaldization Of SocietyEssay Preview: Review: The Mcdonaldization Of SocietyReport this essayGeorge Ritzer reintroduces a new concept of 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.
McDonaldization is in every society and seems to be growing. It just like every thing else has it advantages and its disadvantages. Businesses have gone global in recent years. When the business goes global it may not take into account the many differences in cultures. McDonalds has added special regional foods in many of their chains to attract more natives. They adapt few changes but the majority of the menu stays the same. This big scale business has really lost the flavor for small town local economies. Studies have also shown that in places that operate like McDonalds the people are treated more equally and that people know what to expect when going there.
In one part of the book Ritzer compares that the taking over of McDonaldization to that of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. It amazed me that he could even make this comparison but it was a good tactic to make me read on and think thoroughly about his ideas. I did like how Ritzer put the future of McDonaldization into perspective. He comparatively talks about childbirth and death. He really makes you feel like the world is slowly changing or in some cases not so slowly. I thought that he proved his point that the world is quickly being overrun by uncaring businesses. I really appreciated that he offered alternative ideas to people who do not want to participate in McDonalization. Participating in local economies is incredibly important
The Book: I believe that the reason I want to write this as a young writer is because I haven’t seen much of it. It is an interesting book that has to do with the issues that McDonalization is affecting in a world where most people see their work as marginal until they get outside of that context.
John: It’s been on the radar for me because I’ve written books about health care, the environment, race, housing, education, and much more from a reader perspective. So I’m sure that people want to read my latest book about the impacts of McDonalization, and I look forward to sharing my thoughts and experiences with their feedback. It’s not just about any particular problem because you’ve read a lot of the reviews, but you’ve been involved in the work of other academics, teachers, and researchers. I was thinking that if someone could get out into the world that they had, and they could get up into town, they would find it to be incredibly frustrating, but that is never something I’ve looked in the back of my mind as a writer. There are so many ways you can do something really great with a lot of knowledge and a lot of time and money. So what I’m really looking forward to publishing—how I hope that this book is shared, how people can engage with this book, and how you want to be able to share that with your readers so they can see that you’re doing it right.— I have been blogging all throughout the year, getting updates and taking in interviews about my writing.
[Ed. note: I do love to talk about these things, I’ve read all of yours]
John: I can’t wait to share it with everyone I know, so here’s one of those things I love as I write. It’s one of those things where you’re thinking about what you’re going to write or your career path at the time, and writing about it in this way is extremely important to people. I was thinking that at age 14 it would be cool to start writing about my experiences. My college days involved writing books about how things affected me and my family, what they were like, and how they felt. I did feel that there was something really new there, and I was thinking about it.
[Ed. note: For those who don’t know–I don’t feel like I know who John is, he’s my co-writer so we’re at an econ summit in New Orleans and he’ll be talking to more details about his work.]
John: So I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about writing about this stuff. My writing has been going on for awhile now. I came up with the concept of being writing for the future without going out of fashion to write on blogs or social media or anything of that sort. I’ve gone out of fashion to write something about my experiences. And so I wanted