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McDonaldization and Contemporary Social Changes in Teenagers

McDonaldization and Contemporary Social Changes in Teenagers

Content Outline

Introduction

McDonaldization refers to a reorganization of time and space in which many movements of peoples, things, and ideas throughout much of the world have become increasingly faster and effortless

Concept of McDonaldization is based on the chain of fast-food restaurants "McDonald", but its study can be extended to the whole society

This paper examines the concept of McDonaldization and its linkage with the contemporary social changes in teenagers

These points relate to the concept of McDonaldization in a way that social roles, interpersonal relationships, and cultural orientation dictate how teenagers use social change forms

Researchers presented positive benefits of the McDonaldization in changing the approach to social development and advancement in life

American teenagers' social standard is being altered to the global standard

McDonaldization

McDonaldization invades the apparatus of bureaucracy and is mutated in an efficient control of the individual and society

The McDonaldization refers to acting in a predetermined, repetitive, effective, and efficient manner

Ritzer introduced the concept of McDonaldization in his book of The McDonaldization of Society in 1992

Four main elements of McDonaldization are efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control

McDonaldization strategies in the globalize market are very significant issue for social changes in teenagers

Social Changes in Teenagers

Each person develops in a particular ecological and cultural context

Functional abilities, idiosyncratic identity and daily routines are also part of the individuality of beings

Social roles, interpersonal relationships, and cultural orientation dictate how teenagers use social change forms

Social development of teenagers is a sequential process; referred to as development of values, moral, or character education

Character development in youth is the creation, maintenance, and diffusion of morals deemed essential to that society or community

Dimensions of McDonaldization and Contemporary Social Changes in Teenagers

Teenagers are more susceptible to social changes than at any other age

The process of sifting through disparate identities seem chaotic to an adult, but it is a normal part of contemporary social development in teenagers

Contemporary social changes in teenagers are not necessarily universal across different ethnic groups

Teenagers' social changes often intersect with moral and pragmatic approaches

McDonaldization has signified the spread of a (fast food) consumption pattern in tandem with the spread of American cultural values to the rest of the world

McDonaldization is a multidimensional set of social processes that develop, stretch, enhance, and strengthen social interdependence and exchanges between the people

McDonaldization in cultural processes led the ways of extending the social gathering of individuals

Critique on Literature

The adoption of contemporary social changes in teenagers has a significant impact than the density of the area in which they live

Social development often does not live up to its goal of improving social equity and may exacerbate inequity

Principles of new social changes include mixed-use development, proximity to promote socioeconomic diversity and equity, plentiful public space, a clear sense of center and edge of a development, access to social development mediums

American teenagers' social standard is being altered to the global standard

Cultural adoption was evident in the Generation X members, who preferred to ignore the cultural followings

Teenagers experience a theoretical growth spurt, where their thinking becomes more ...