The Pros And Cons Of Mcdonaldization

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It seems that everything that used to make the world human is disappearing and is replaced with objects that are not human. As I was searching for McDonaldization in today's society, I studied and examined the parts where human beings are closed off from each other and would rather communicate with a thing, rather than with each other. I believe that is McDonaldization is. McDonaldization is a concept where human beings are beginning to no longer communicate with each other and would rather communicate with things, because it is more fast paced and creates life to be more "easier." I have realized that everyday, drivers use this idea of McDonaldization when they are getting gas from a gas station and using their debt/credit card to pay up …show more content…

This is beneficial for the individual, because a person can receive enough gas to fill their tank and continue their drive until they need more gas again. It seems to be a repeated …show more content…

Everything is controlled through the little computerized system that allows you to pay up front, allows you to choose what kind of guys to use, and controls the system of how to use it. Everything is based with technology and people no longer control that. Decades ago, it was an actual job for people to fill up your tank and make sure that your car is doing well. These people were called a gas station attendant and it is incredibly rare to find this position in the world, because it has been replaced with a controlled technology. "It has also flourished because it has been able to exert greater control through nonhuman technologies over both employees and customers, leading them to behave the way the organization wishes them to" (Ritzer 1983, p. 28). This way to behave is to receive your gas along with paying for it. I have mentioned before of the gas station attendants who would fill your gas for you; however, this is rarely used in today's society. This features the "irrationality of rationality" idea, where dehumanization takes place. This technology filled basis of receiving gas has not only took away a job, but it takes away human contact with each other. It brings on this setting where technology is in control. It is just a routine for people to get gas and it takes away that raw human

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