SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Lowell Mill Girls, Stock Market Crash, John Calvin

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Best Joel

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Work is more specialized greater division of labor. You (cid:449)ere(cid:374)"t allo(cid:449)ed to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge jo(cid:271)s you were born into a certain social hierarchy. John calvin talked a(cid:271)out the (cid:862)ele(cid:272)t(cid:863) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:449)here you (cid:449)ere (cid:272)hose(cid:374) (cid:271)y god, you showed this by being prosperous. Silver and gold came in from new world which increased inflation rate. Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Historical materialism: people develop their theology to align with economic principles. Goes from being religious to more secular. Ben franklin: (cid:862)ti(cid:373)e is (cid:373)o(cid:374)ey(cid:863) moved away from god and becomes a national idea involving economy. Productions on machines in large scale factories long hours, poor conditions. The assignment of specific tasks, to improve efficiency and increase productivity. Marx, durkheim, weber, all agreed this was an important idea in society. Durkheim thought it was positive and we needed it for society to work together. Weber felt it was bureaucratic made work disconnecting for people.