Final answer:
The authors connect Danielle Brent to the assembly line process of the fast food industry by depicting young, inexperienced workers as ideal for the routinized, mechanical tasks of the industry, leading to the correct answer, option B.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the section "just add hot water" beginning on page 70, the authors make a connection between Danielle Brent and the assembly line process of the fast food industry by illustrating how young, inexperienced workers, like Brent, are often sought after by the industry. This is not because teenagers are inherently hard workers or because of strict rules that cause them to cower, but because the industry has designed a factory-like system where these workers become cogs in a machine. The jobs offer little room for autonomy or decision-making, hence these workers are easily controlled and can perform the mechanical tasks required with minimum training.
Based on the provided information, option B is correct because it states: 'Because the fast-food industry has developed a factory-like system, Brent acts as an example of how young, inexperienced workers are optimal employees.' This reflects the themes in the information given that the industry prefers workers who can fit into the robotic nature of the tasks and the routinized roles created by the McDonaldization of the workforce, as demonstrated by the references to the work's prescription and dehumanization of workers. The efficiency-driven model drawn from the assembly line techniques, like those that increased the productivity in handling heavy iron ingots through rest periods, has permeated the fast food service sector, resulting in workers feeling like part of a machine, as indicated in the information about the impact of Taylor's theory on assembly line work.