The McDonald's System (From the McDonaldization of Society) GEORGE RITZER

question 57

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The McDonald's System (from The McDonaldization of Society) GEORGE RITZER
-Ritzer thinks the most valid criticisms of the McDonald's system are ones that:

• A) compare the past-slower, more humane, less materialistic-to the present
• B) focus on economic exploitation of workers and government subsidies to major corporations
• C) recognize how "copycat" companies use the research and developmental advances of successful companies, but don't pay for it
• D) describe the way people's potential is limited by "overly rationalized" organizations
• E) point to government policies that make unhealthy food cheap and healthy food expensive

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumers' income, holding all else constant.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate the percentage change between two points by dividing the change by the average of the initial and final values.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as the income of individuals increases, and vice versa.

Income Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the responsiveness of the demand for a product to variations in consumer income.