PSY 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Protestant Work Ethic, Forest Gardening, Cotton Gin
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Work for these early humans was a daily occupation with little time for leisure and minimal division of labor. Forest gardening and the domestication of animals developed as an adaptation to changing conditions and allowed a more secure livelihood for humans. Horticulture - these early societies no longer had to completely rely on nature to provide their plant substance. Pastoralism - involved keeping animals for food and labor. Free citizens could spend more time in politics, art, sports, and literature. There were levels of work activities, with free citizens at the top and slaves at the bottom. Number of occupations had expanded to include government, military, religion, merchants, farmers, scholars, artists, entertainers, sailors, craftsmen, services, and criminals. Protestant work ethic - theological concept that hard work, discipline, and frugality are the sources of one"s. Levels of work - continuation of the greek tradition of levels of work; all work was dignified, but some form were more worthy than others.
