SOCB43H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Protestant Work Ethic, Verstehen, Puritans
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Not enough to say capitalism generates wealth: smith. Not enough to say certain elites exploit others: marx. Spirit of capitalism = motivation behind capitalism. Protestantism = branch of christianity that tries to reform catholic church in particular direction that says catholic church has too much of certain rules; cut out institutions and says each believer is on its own. Protestant ethic = protestant beliefs/theology/doctorate/ideas; a way that you act; how people act based on that belief. Pesc = something happened that led to people acting in a certain way and end up becoming people who have motivations to continuously make profits. If you go to bar all night and don"t work, you won"t make as much money. Weber: interpretative sociology = getting inside certain way of life and saying what its ethic/spirit is. Key features: duty do your duty, hard-working, credit-worthy people won"t trust you if you don"t think, methodical every single day, come back to it the next day.
