Explain how the protestant ethic arose, evolved into the spirit of capitalism, and has since given rise to an “iron cage” of rationality?
What will be an ideal response?
• The protestant ethic was a Calvinist moral doctrine where individuals worked hard to show Gods favor
• The spirit of capitalism valued hard work, wealth, and success as inherent ends
• Today we are trapped in an iron cage that claims hard work and success seem like rational, moral things, but are actually just required of a social system that is largely neither moral, nor rational
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A) Chinese B) Quakers C) Mormons D) Norwegians
Many politicians and church leaders argue that marriage is a(n) ___________ institution
a. failed b. thriving c. adjusting d. corrupt
College students in the U.S. tend to come from families with above-average incomes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The overthrow of a government by elites, including military officers, who have little if any popular support is known as a(n)
a. social revolution. b. revolutionary situation. c. coup d’état. d. status quo ante.