The idea that Protestants work harder and build stronger economies than Catholics is more than 100 years old. First proposed by German sociologist Max Weber, the "Protestant work ethic" has been ...
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The bleak history of the American work ethic
Economy / Books & the Arts / In Make Your Own Job, Erik Baker shows just how long Americans have scrambled to pile work on top of work—and at what cost. Nick Juravich What is a “work ethic”? In its ...
Written in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber argues that certain aspects of Protestantism, particularly the belief in a calling and predestination, fostered a ...
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