English Explanatory Dictionary

McDonaldization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

McDonaldization McDonald's-ization McDonalds-ization McDonaldsization McDonaldisation McDonaldsisation MacDonaldization

Etymology

From McDonald's + -ization. Popularized by the American sociologist George Ritzer in his book The McDonaldization of Society (1993), based on an essay of the same title he published in 1983.

Related words

Disneyfication McJob Starbucksification Walmarting Walmartization
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