in the world. However‚ the main problem is the tendency of our society to be McDonalized. Fast food industry or McDonaldization penetrated all aspects of our social life. Most people affirm that the lack of time pushes them to be more addicted to McDonald’s. Very interesting fact I found for me that McDonaldization is happening in many other countries. There are four major principles that are continually influencing our modern society to be McDonalized. It is visible how McDonaldization spreads
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IT2301 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE UNIT – 1 INTRODUCTION Traditional Commerce and E-Commerce: Traditional Commerce: Traditional commerce perhaps started before recorded history when our ancestors first decided to specialise their everyday activities. Instead of each family unit having to grow crops‚ search for food‚ and make tools‚ families developed skills in one of these areas and traded some of their production for other needs. It started with bartering‚ which eventually gave
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Greedy people are the Lifeline of our Society/ world! What if I say greed is good- greed to lend a hand to the poor‚ greed to accomplish the best for our society‚ community‚ nation and entire human race‚ greed to empower the susceptible‚ frail and marginalized sections of our society‚ greed to fortify the downtrodden‚ oppressed and underprivileged‚ greed to serve the sick‚ ailing‚ and elderly and the disabled? Greed to emancipate- the wounded souls! Greed to accumulate pain
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We live in a context and not a vacuum. Our culture and the society around us play a very dominant role in the values we choose. Sometimes this is planned‚ overt‚ and intentional. Sometimes it is unplanned‚ unseen and unintentional. Sometimes we choose to accept the values of others. Sometimes we choose to rebel against them. Either way they are influential. The nuclear family is the first part of society that shapes us. Our parents and siblings (good‚ bad‚ indifferent) play a major role
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pests or uninvited guests to humanactivities. A large number of insects coexist with us humans and are either harmless or beneficial to our society and its endeavors. Often what is needed is a proper balance between our society and the societies that insect speciesrepresent. The emergence in the mid-20th century of integrated pest management is one aspect of our efforts to live together more successfully. The changes humans have brought upon their ecosystems by monocultures‚ introducedspecies‚ and
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Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society? Social Networking Sites are Great! Everybody in America uses some sort of social network and it’s amazing. The use of social networks has made such of an amazing impact on our society by helping not only the government‚ but even everyday individuals. Sites like Facebook and Myspace has helped fight crime more effectively and efficiently. Not only that but it helps student’s do better in school and increase the amount of people you will meet in
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The problems faced by old people in our society The old age is an integral part of human life. It is the evening of life. It is unavoidable‚ undesirable‚ unwelcome and problem- ridden phase of life. An old man is full of experiences and even though experiences are of immense help to the younger generation‚ he is taken as an unwanted burden. He himself is caught in a terrible feeling of redundancy. Thinking of old age visions of loneliness and neglect emerge in mind. The picture becomes
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Commercialized Sex: What The Media Has Taught Me Cosmopolitan‚ Women’s Health‚ Men’s Health‚ GQ‚ Self Magazine and Maxim are all magazines with sex advice that grab the attention of millions of sexually charged homo- and heterosexuals of all ages‚ and sexual experiences throughout the world. Specifically‚ these magazines attract the attention of couples with relationship and sex advice through emotionally and physically arousing titles‚ trendy styles and most importantly‚ idealistic bodies of
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Electronic Gadgets Like Apple iPod - A Boon or Bane It has become a necessity. But like everything in universe‚ electronic gadgets too have two sides to them. I am a house wife. I remember very clearly that evening when my husband came home‚ beaming from ear to ear. He had got a hefty refund on filing his income tax return. And my first reaction was - buy me a washing machine. And I was on cloud nine when my first ever washing machine was delivered. Because I must confess that I hate washing even
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American “go-go-go” mindset to have time taken to really think about and understand what they mean. One of these cheapened‚ romanticized concepts‚ is honor. Honor always has‚ and always will‚ exist in some way or form in every single society‚ including America‚ however morphed and faded it might be. In the early stages of society‚ when people traveled around in nomadic family clans‚ honor was existent‚ pivotal to a man or woman’s existence‚ manifested in different ways. A man was expected to be a
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