Definitions for mcdonaldization
mcdonaldiza·tion

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1. McDonaldizationnoun

   The process by which institutions in society become standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability.

2. Etymology: Coined by sociologist George Ritzer in his 1993 book The McDonaldization of Society from McDonald's and -ization.

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1. McDonaldization

   McDonaldization is a McWord developed by sociologist George Ritzer in his 1993 book The McDonaldization of Society. For Ritzer, "McDonaldization" is when a society adopts the characteristics of a fast-food restaurant. The process of McDonaldization can be summarized as the way in which "the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of recent idea about the worldwide homogenization of cultures due to globalization.McDonaldization is a reconceptualization of rationalization and scientific management. Where Max Weber used the model of the bureaucracy to represent the direction of this changing society, Ritzer sees the fast-food restaurant as a more representative contemporary paradigm.

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1. McDonaldization

   McDonaldization is a term used by sociologist George Ritzer in his book The McDonaldization of Society. He explains it occurs when a culture possesses the characteristics of a fast-food restaurant. McDonaldization is a reconceptualization of rationalization, or moving from traditional to rational modes of thought, and scientific management. Where Max Weber used the model of the bureaucracy to represent the direction of this changing society, Ritzer sees the fast-food restaurant as having become a more representative contemporary paradigm. In contemporary society, the concept of McDonaldization is gaining attention in different aspects such as culture. McDonaldization thesis in cultural version is a comparatively recent idea of the world wide homogenization of cultures. The process of McDonaldization can be summarized as the way in which "the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world."

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   The numerical value of mcdonaldization in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of mcdonaldization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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