1.0Leaving Salemhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalemronniemcbrayerhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/author/ronniemcbrayer"McDonaldization" - Leaving Salemrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6WJtCbnBBe"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/2012/03/mcdonaldization.html">“McDonaldization”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/leavingsalem/2012/03/mcdonaldization.html/embed#?secret=6WJtCbnBBe" width="600" height="338" title="““McDonaldization”” — Leaving Salem" data-secret="6WJtCbnBBe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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“McDonaldization.” I love that word. It was first coined by sociologist George Ritzer to describe American culture. The predictable, robotic means of producing hamburgers and fries, according to Ritzer, has overtaken our society. Like one giant automated system everything from fast food to childcare to education rolls off the assembly line to be delivered to…http://blog.beliefnet.com/leavingsalem/files/2012/03/mcds-150x150.jpg