Ch 3: Why haven't fast food workers unionized and what tactics have management used to defeat union efforts?
The workers are disadvantaged workers and have little to no experience on creating unions. They also have only that one job working at the fast food restaurant and don't want to risk loosing it. If the fast food restaurant wants they can also fire the person creating a union and risk everything. The tactics will just shut down the union with many strategies (going through a lie detector) that will make the worker stop or stop trying. The worker (most likely a teen) will want to have an easy job and make money for themselves rather than making no money at all.
Ch 2: Discuss the fast food industry's marketing to children and explore the ethics of targeting children, especially as they relate to advertising in schools.
I think that targeting children is great for creating profits for themselves. Nobody has to worry about it, but the parents who choose to go with their child to buy McDonald's or any fast food. They have the nutritional facts so people know what their putting in their bodies. When it comes to advertising it can also increase the economy. It is a great idea to advertise in schools where many students will be. I'm glad that the owners know who their target is but until someone has something against it and they do something about it, it will keep happening.
Ch 1: What elements of Southern California "culture" contributed to and encouraged the development of fast food restaurants?
The workers are disadvantaged workers and have little to no experience on creating unions. They also have only that one job working at the fast food restaurant and don't want to risk loosing it. If the fast food restaurant wants they can also fire the person creating a union and risk everything. The tactics will just shut down the union with many strategies (going through a lie detector) that will make the worker stop or stop trying. The worker (most likely a teen) will want to have an easy job and make money for themselves rather than making no money at all.
Ch 2: Discuss the fast food industry's marketing to children and explore the ethics of targeting children, especially as they relate to advertising in schools.
I think that targeting children is great for creating profits for themselves. Nobody has to worry about it, but the parents who choose to go with their child to buy McDonald's or any fast food. They have the nutritional facts so people know what their putting in their bodies. When it comes to advertising it can also increase the economy. It is a great idea to advertise in schools where many students will be. I'm glad that the owners know who their target is but until someone has something against it and they do something about it, it will keep happening.
Ch 1: What elements of Southern California "culture" contributed to and encouraged the development of fast food restaurants?
The fast food was an influence to open up more restaurants. It started with just one restaurant, but now it has grown to where just going down the street and you see different varieties of restaurants that want business to be good and customers to buy their food.
Intro: How is the 'American world view' embodied in the fast food industry?
The "American world view" is something that now includes fast food. It has been involved into our culture with all these different cultures already. Fast food is becoming part of American life and causing us to become fat lazy Americans. We have made ourselves work less and less when getting fast food and having a speedy service. The owners want food flying out of their kitchens and that is also making us worse.
Intro: How is the 'American world view' embodied in the fast food industry?
The "American world view" is something that now includes fast food. It has been involved into our culture with all these different cultures already. Fast food is becoming part of American life and causing us to become fat lazy Americans. We have made ourselves work less and less when getting fast food and having a speedy service. The owners want food flying out of their kitchens and that is also making us worse.
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