Catholics, Calvinists, and Rational Control: Further Explorations in the Weberian Thesis
Contemporary studies of the Weberian thesis are found wanting through their vulgarization of the concept of rationality in the Western world. A comparison of Catholics and Calvinists, using Seeman's Personal Powerlessness Scale as a measure of rational control, shows differences opposite from t...
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| Language: | English |
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1965
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1965, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 181-188 |
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| Summary: | Contemporary studies of the Weberian thesis are found wanting through their vulgarization of the concept of rationality in the Western world. A comparison of Catholics and Calvinists, using Seeman's Personal Powerlessness Scale as a measure of rational control, shows differences opposite from those suggested by the Protestant Ethic; possible explanations of this finding are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3709918 |