INTL 1101 Final Exam Study Guide Americanization - Consumerism‚ individualism - American products and values - Cultural imperialism? Trying to homogenize world? McDonaldization - Fast-food principles dominant in American and other societies - Uniform standards - Lack of human creativity - Dehumanization of social relations Infantilization - Benjamin Barber “consumed” - Against “ethos of infantilization” that sustains global capitalism - Turning of adults into children
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Weber’s attempt to explain why people believe they are obliged to obey the law leads him to draw his well-known distinction between three types of legitimate domination: traditional (where ’legitimacy is claimed for it and believed in by sanctity of age-old rules and powers’)‚ charismatic (based on `devotion to the exceptional sanctity‚ heroism or exemplary character of an individual person’)‚ and legal-rational domination (which rests on ’a belief in the legality of enacted rules and the right of
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Authenticity and the „tourist gaze“ Latin American Perspectives „Those who travel are searching for authentic encounters with exotic others. The natives become the spectacle.“ „The commoditization of people and their cultural traits and customs may alter cultural meanings and destroy their authenticity. Instead of the “real” thing‚ the commoditization of cultures leads to a fake or a “staged authenticity”(MacCannell‚ 1973; see also Cohen‚ 1988: 372; van den Berghe‚ 1994). The authenticity that
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Globalization – think globally‚ act locally. Introduction: “Ever since Adam and Eve left the garden‚ people have been expanding the geographical realm of their economic‚ political‚ social and cultural contacts.” (MacEwan‚ 2001:2). The idea of expanding connections to people around the world is thus not a foreign concept. Ten years ago the term globalization was a foreign concept‚ both in academic circles and popular press. Presently‚ globalization is a hot topic of debate‚ both in the political
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Nelson‚ David. (1980)‚ Frederick W Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management. The University of Wisconsin Press. * Peters‚ Tom & Waterman‚ Robert. (1988) In Search Of Excellence. Harper & Row Publications. * Ritzer‚ George. (2000) The McDonaldization Of Society. Sage Publications Inc. * Taylor‚ Frederic. (1998)‚ The Principles of Scientific Management. Re-Published. Originally published in 1911. Dover Publications. * http://lupa4eve.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/f-w-taylors-scientific-management-theory-in-modern-day-workplace/
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Fast Food Is Linked to Obesity and Other Serious Health Problems Fast Food ‚ 2009 Seth Stern is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor. Despite the fact that nutritional information about fast food is readily available‚ many fast food chains are taking the blame for the rise in obesity and other health problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could
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FOOD: HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE WEST Institute of European Studies and EU Center of Excellence 2010 Food Symposium K-14 Educational Resource Materials As part of its public outreach activities‚ the Institute of European Studies (IES) at the University of California‚ Berkeley has developed curricular resource materials for K-14 educators‚ adapted from the proceedings of two IES events in 2010 that explored food cultures and histories. We hope these materials will serve as a point of departure for
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Press‚ 180 pp.‚ np‚ paperback‚ 1996 McDonald ’s India McDonald ’s Malaysia (September 19‚ 2014)‚ Website: http://www.mcdonalds.com.my/ MTV International (September 19‚ 2014)‚ Website: http://www.mtv.com/mtvinternational/ Ritzer G. (2000)‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ Pine Forge‚ Thousand Oaks‚ California. Sriramesh‚ K. (1992). The impact of culture on public relations: Ethnographic evidence from India. Public Relations Review‚ 18(2)‚ 201-211. Sriramesh‚ K Sriramesh‚ K. (2009). Globalisation and
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Scientific Management was the product of 19th Century industrial practices and has no relevance to the present day. Discuss. « I am hiring you for your strength and physical capacities. We don’t ask you thinking; some people are already here to do it » said Taylor to one of his employees in summing up his philosophy. During the 19th century‚ the industrial revolution spread in developed countries‚ substituting agriculture for large-scale industry and the same problems emerged everywhere: laziness
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In a world consumed by economics‚ it is easy to get swept away by the desire for power‚ wealth‚ and prestige. Many people lose sight of life’s natural wonders and become engrossed by greed as they yearn to acquire and maintain an affluential reputation. This central theme is apparent in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ which is further translated into Billy Morrissett’s Scotland‚ PA. Although Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s desire to “achieve absolute monarchical authority is absurdly reduced to the McBeths’
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