SOCC04H3 Lecture Notes - Infor
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The spirit of capitalism: a connection between religion and social change, as religions changing society, it reshapes other institutions, namely, the economy, early protestantism, 1530s, 1520s, was made up of many groups because they broke from catholic. It changes culture values surrounding the way people make money. Calvinism added something to something to the general inclinations to make money, specifically, Capitalism: capitalism is new, encouraging the rational and free labor. Free labor is u work whenever u want, there"s no compulsion: calvinism also encouraged business in unions, hence business started separating from families, and become more powerful and reinforced in the society, also encouraged rational book keeping. Business know double-entrance book keeping: money spend(red)--------money u earn(black). At the end of the year, you compare to calculate the profits. (business didnt know before) this is a technic, more logic and system, to help you become more efficient, to better survive: science became more prevalent.
