SOC 100 Week 1 DQ 2 Define and explain the term McDonaldization. Provide at least one example of how McDonaldization has affected you. McDonaldization is taking several different cultures and mingling them together. Often substituting generally accepted rules, in an effort to persuade the targeted culture to accept a new idea, such as McDonalds in another country. Some rules may need to be changed to satisfy other opinions of what is wanted, but the overall goal is to introduce the new idea into that culture (Schaefer, 2011). I will try to put this in my words, McDonaldization is when culture takes on characteristics of a fast food restaurant. The characteristics would be such as the speed of serving food quickly and efficiently. By removing the need of servers to serve the food,...