Bureaucracy Analysis

Since the beginning of the establishment of human civilization, power has always served as a driving force. What started in earlier years as one person with many powers has now evolved into many people with one power. In modern day society we can find that there are levels of power that dictate status, importance, and ultimately authority. In this particular case, Max Weber speaks about the ethics of Protestantism that brought about the emergence of early capitalism, which in turn birthed what we now call a bureaucracy. According to theorist Max Weber, who was a renound philosopher, sociologist, and political economist, the need to be rich and successful stems from the Protestant branch of Calvinism which implies that God predestines people.

Furthermore, the job is the key to a income and oppurtunity. Knowing this, the high level of job or auorthirty a person has can be based on the income or possesions they have. In the McDonaldized society the people with the power and authority are those of high status within the company. The owner of McDonalds does not only have power and income, but also the authority to assert themselves in society as a high class. These high class indiviuals are the ones who shape society by the ways they present their power, this interaction makes the workers dependent. An example from my life that relates is when I was a kid and I did not have a way of making money. The only way was to follow the set rules and regualtions of my parents in order to receive an allowance. This can also be said for the Mcdonald's workers who have to follow rules and regulations set by the company in order to receive a pay check. Given the circumstances, society, in the eyes of Max Weber, is currently in a modern capitalist spirit. It is also McDonaldization of bureaucracy were social domination is entment. It is ran by the high class Business owners who set the rules for the workers and the rest of society including myself and everyone else who reports to