SOCIOL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rationality
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Catholic church was dominant, protestantism arose: wrote book protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism . Individualistic as opposed to family oriented catholicism. Strong belief in discipline: key issue: rationality vs. Rationality - deliberate, matter-of-fact calculation of the most ef cient way to accomplish a particular task. Traditional society: relied on sentiment, value, religion to differentiate between right and wrong. Modern society: uses logic & rationality to decide what is right or wrong: protestant reformation. American saying rooted in protestantism: early to bed, early to rise makes man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 4 d"s required to achieve success: discipline, drive, dedication, desire.
