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- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, brea
McDonaldization
McDonaldization
Core definition
A thesis which argues that society and social relationships are taking on the characteristics of the fast-food industry, that is efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control.
Longer explanation
According to George Ritzer, author of The McDonaldization of Society (1995 2004), the McDonald's formula is efficiency – ...
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