Chapter 15 "Globalization"

Chapter 15 was very interesting and kind of hard to understand. I think that it can be be big debate about coming up with the definition of "globalization." One of the main things that were talked about in this chapter was McDonalds. The textbook talked about McDonalds dominance globally. A man name George River wrote an article about McDonalds and he seems to be against McDonalds plan in dominating. He feels that it is a plan for them to be the best. McDonalds went to China and opened a restaurant. The McDonalds there sell food that can adapt to the people in China meaning that food that are eating in China are sold at McDonalds. Mr. River doesn't like that fact that people are not able to start their own food business because McDonalds have all of the customers in every area. He feel that McDonalds should stick to the food they originally started with and not implement other types and styles of food into their menu to gain customers. He talked about how other business has started their restaurant and McDonalds came alone and put their restaurant out of business. He is mad that the system allows that type of dominance to happen.
Do I agree with him? I am not sure. By reading and viewing a video in class, it almost makes me feel like McDonalds is greedy for money. On the other hand, they are doing what it take to be known as the best fast food restaurant in the world. I agree with him, but I really would have looked at the situation in manners as such. I believe that anyone can have the power to start a restaurant with more heather food, bigger quantity, and cheaper prices. Yes, the company may struggle for a little while, but it should be known that things are down before they come up!
There was an interview in the reading also. This interview was conducted about the real meaning of globalization. In the textbook, the images have a lot of messages in them. In the image where a lot of labels (like; Coco-Cola, CNN, McDonalds, Mobile, etc) are in a line around the world, it expressed to me that these businesses are the things that make the world go around. It cam mean that without these businesses, the world would not turn. Or it can be looked at as, no matter where a person goes in this world, one of these label will be seen. It is allowing the viewers to know that these labels are globalized.
After reading and gaining a better understanding of the readings in class, I can feed off of the intake and express different opinions of my own about globalization. If I had the define "Globalization" it would be, "the dominance in your field of work through communication and adaptation." I am not well rounded but from my reading and hearing, this is my understanding.


Leland Chandler II October 27, 2009