Protestant work ethic

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The Protestant work ethic is a cultural value system, rooted in Reformation-era Protestantism, that emphasizes hard work, discipline, and frugality as signs of moral virtue and spiritual favor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural value system
ethical concept
religious ethic
sociological concept
analyzedInWork The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
associatedWithConcept asceticism
inner-worldly asceticism
rationalization
spirit of capitalism
associatedWithReligion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Puritanism
contrastedWith Catholic work ethic
traditionalism
critiquedBy Karl Marx
R. H. Tawney
contemporary sociologists
developedInRegion England
German-speaking Europe
Northern Europe
discourages extravagance
hedonism
idleness
wastefulness
emergedInCentury 16th century
emphasizes discipline
frugality
hard work
punctuality
self-denial
sobriety
thrift
hasAspect individual responsibility for success
link between piety and productivity
moral justification of profit-seeking
hasOriginIn Protestantism
Reformation
influenced American cultural values
attitudes toward poverty
development of modern capitalism
economic culture of North America
ideas of social mobility
industrialization in Western Europe
influencedByThinker John Calvin
Martin Luther
influences entrepreneurial behavior
labor discipline
time management norms
interpretsAsSignOfGrace material prosperity
worldly success
linkedToDoctrine calling
predestination
vocation
popularizedBy Max Weber
viewsAsVirtue diligence
economic success
industry

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Puritanism hasEthic Protestant work ethic
Protestant work ethic analyzedInWork The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
linked to: Protestant work ethic
American Dream influencedBy Protestant work ethic
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism mainTopic Protestant ethic
linked to: Protestant work ethic
Economy and Society influencedBy Protestant ethic thesis
linked to: Protestant work ethic
Adam Patch symbolizes Protestant work ethic
Minden-Ravensberg region hasCulturalTradition Protestant work ethic
John Ploughman's Talk influencedBy Protestant work ethic