SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Human Services, Bourgeoisie, Labour Power
29 Mar 2018
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This lead to weber"s thesis in regards to the work ethic of the protestant religion in relation to the further development of capitalism. There is evidence that industrial capitalism further developed at a faster rate than other countries, such as england, germany, and u. s. Vice versa, there is evidence that industrial capitalism developed at a slower rate than the average rate where countries had a higher pop. of non protestant religions, such as spain and italy. We need to emphasize that weber is not suggesting that. Protestantism cause capitalism, what he is suggesting that. Protestantism was one factor among many other historical factors that contributed to the rise of capitalism. Weber"s thesis is significant in terms of sociological theory as it pushed past the emphasis on economic issues. Marx emphasized the economic and downplayed the cultural, saw cultural beliefs as simply reflecting capitalist ideology.
