An Analysis of Max Weber's the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

ISBN-13: 9781912127269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 91 str.

Sebastian Guzman

Opis

Focusing on the differences he observed in economic behavior between Catholics and Protestants, Weber's seminal 1905 work examines the role that morality plays in the lives people choose to lead seeking to isolate beliefs and practices that influenced economic behaviour.

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was Weber?  What does The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Say?  Why does The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Sebastian Guzman undertook his PhD research in sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York. He currently teaches at the Universidad Andrès Bello, Chile.