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(1) what sociologist george ritzer has termed the "mcdonaldization of society"—the standardization of everyday life—does not refer just to the robotlike assembly of food. (2) as ritzer points out, this process is occurring throughout our society—and it is transforming our lives. (3) for instance, shopping malls offer one-stop shopping in controlled environments. (4) travel agencies offer "package" tours. (5) they will transport middle-class americans to ten european capitals in fourteen days. (6) all visitors experience the same hotels, restaurants, and other scheduled sites—and no one need fear meeting a "real" native. (7) the newspaper usa today spews out mcnews—short, blank, unanalytical pieces that can be digested between gulps of the mcshake or the mcburger.

click on the pattern of organization of the passage.

a. definition and example

b. comparison and/or contrast

c. cause and effect