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Meaning of McDonaldization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The process by which institutions in society become standardized and focused on efficiency and predictability.

uncountable

Equivalents

Polski makdonaldyzacja

Examples

“Almost all social institutions (for example, education, sports, politics, and religion) were adapting McDonald's principles to their operations. And McDonaldization was spreading around the world—fast-food croissanteries in Paris (of all places), Kentucky Fried Chicken in Beijing, McDonald’s in Beijing and Moscow.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

McDonalds-ization McDonaldsisation McDonaldsization McDonell McDonnell McDonough