Assignment

In thinking of how other societies are impacted by technological advances from modern industrialized societies consider the following questions.

• Does the adoption of a particular technology by an underdeveloped society result in a permanent change in its indigenous, traditional, customs and mores?

• Has the fear of this negative impact resulted in the resistance of technology by many of these countries?

From its origin in San Bernardino, California, the McDonald's fast-food chain has spread to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The food, décor, and general ambience of a McDonald's restaurant are about the same wherever you go.
discuss the following:

• Is McDonald's a harbinger of a U.S. based universal world culture?

• Is the McDonaldization of the world a good thing?

• Is this an example of cultural convergence and, if so, what sort of forces stand in opposition to it?