WorksheetsMcDonaldization - SOCY2077 Environment & Society
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is McDonaldization about?
The process that modern society adopting the characteristics of fast-food restaurants.
How fast-food restaurants become widespread in contemporary society.
A description of how fast-food restaurants as McDonald work
A description of how convenience overshadows quality in modern society.
What does Ritzer claim about McDonaldization?
It has only affected businesses and private sectors
It does not affect our private lives.
It has spread to many areas of society.
It has only affected the workplace and big corporates
McDonaldization is built on which of Max Weber's theories?
Verstehen
Rationalization
Social action
Bureaucracy
What are four main components of McDonaldization?
Efficiency/Control/Automation/Accuracy
Predictability/Efficiency/Automation/Quality
Calculability/Predictability/Efficiency/Automation
Calculability/Predictability/Efficiency/Control
Jon travels from Utah to Iowa and is relieved that he can enjoy the same burger. Which concept of McDonaldization is it?
Calculability
Efficiency
Predictability
Control
Jane leaves work late. She wants something fast so she orders a burger. Which concept of McDonaldization is it?
Efficiency
Predictability
Calculability
Control
Don wants to book a dental appointment. He have to talk to an AI agent on phone. Which concept of McDonaldization is it?
Efficiency
Calculability
Control
Predictability
Large drink is $4. Small drink is $3. Anna chooses large for better price. Which concept of McDonaldization is it?
Predictability
Calculability
Control
Efficiency
Which of the following is NOT the irrational consequence of McDonaldization?
Dehumanization
Disenchantment
Homogenization
Ignorance of agency and contention
McDonaldization encourages false interactions and friendliness between workers and customers.
True
False
Custom menus to the locals (e.g. Fast-food Croissanterie in Paris) are efforts to against the spread of McDonalization
True
False
Which example is McDonaldization?
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Mom-and-Pop Stores
Self-checkout
Local Farmers’ Market
What is an advantage of McDonaldization?
Constantly accessing to goods and services
Ultimate quality assurance to goods and services
Acknowledgement to diversity and inclusion across races, gender and class.
A wide range of goods and services is available to larger portion of population.
