SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Petite Bourgeoisie, Protestant Work Ethic, Intelligentsia
8 May 2016
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Idea that all people are called to the service of god. People can serve god by performing their daily tasks to the very best of their ability (work) Luther"s doctrine of the calling had two consequences. The first was that it made people acutely aware of the significance of their daily activity (including their work) Became more careful in their activities because they felt they were there to serve god (avoiding anything that appeared sinful and not in the service of god) Secondly, made people very dedicated to their work in serve of. Developed a strong work ethic, which helped with the development of capitalist enterprises. Helped capitalist enterprises grow, because workers were working very hard with their role to god in their minds (benefited. Calvin argued that all things are pre-determined by god. And since everything is pre-determined, god already knows/has established who will be saved and who will be damned.
