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Protestant ethic |
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Protestant ethicValue attached to hard work, thrift, and self-discipline under certain Protestant doctrines, particularly those of Calvinism. Max Weber, in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904–05), held that the Protestant ethic was an important factor in the economic success of Protestant groups in the early stages of European capitalism, in that worldly success came to be interpreted as a sign of the individual's election to eternal salvation. Weber's thesis was variously criticized and expanded throughout the 20th century. See also Protestantism; Richard H. Tawney. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In his most famous book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber took things a step further, past individual rewards and punishments, and argued that capitalism, the most bountiful economic system, was the direct result of the Protestant movement, specifically Calvinism. As a result of our collective obsession with not only keeping up with the Joneses but leaving them behind to eat our dust, we Americans have become a nation of workaholics--Jews, Catholics, Sikhs, Muslims, unbelievers all driven by the same Protestant ethic. The "Protestant" component of the culture predisposed Americans in the same direction, at least in so far as Max Weber's famous thesis about the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism has any validity. |
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