Sociology / Unit 8 Soc 1325 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Weber on Religion
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The idea
Weber, in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, argued Protestant beliefs about work and thrift helped drive capitalism's rise in early modern Europe.
In practice
Weber traced the most developed capitalist economies of his period to heavily Protestant societies with Protestant business leaders.
Where people slip
Weber's thesis is contested when applied to the present; the historical claim and its modern extension are separate questions.
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