Sociology / Unit 5 Soc 0647 short lesson, about 20 seconds
McDonaldization
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The idea
McDonaldization, Ritzer's term, is the spread of efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control from fast food into education, medicine, and work generally.
In practice
A clinic booking fixed-length appointments has adopted the model, whatever the presenting problem.
Where people slip
The four principles deliver real gains and produce the standard costs alongside them.
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