SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mcdonaldization, Postmodern Architecture, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
3 Oct 2017
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Brim has formulated the de nition, culture is how people deal with real life problems. Their superstitions are how some people deal with society. Adults bringing their children out late at night in italy. Economic interconnectedness - european union and free trade. Ritzer: the mcdonald-ization of society - easily came up with this theory because he remembered the time before mcdonald"s and stepped into mcdonald"s when it just opened. Inspired by max weber"s idea of rationalization. Modern bureaucracies: uniform, standardized, no discretion or latitude permitted for clients or workers. Are structured so each aspect and process within, is highly standardized (always done the same way/ uniform) have to ll out the exact same paperwork for example. Predictability: food is always the same and what they say is scripted. Control of customers and workers: are given a uniform. Drawbacks = lower quality and not many options. Impacted society and many other academic disciplines.
