Protestant work ethic

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cultural value system ethical concept religious ethic sociological concept

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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Protestant work ethic canonical 6
Protestant ethic 1
Protestant ethic thesis 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural value system ⓘ
ethical concept ⓘ
religious ethic ⓘ
sociological concept ⓘ
analyzedInWork Protestant work ethic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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Puritanism → hasEthic → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
Protestant work ethic → analyzedInWork → Protestant work ethic self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
American Dream → influencedBy → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism → mainTopic → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protestant ethic
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism → introducesConcept → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
Economy and Society → influencedBy → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protestant ethic thesis
Adam Patch → symbolizes → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
Minden-Ravensberg region → hasCulturalTradition → Protestant work ethic ⓘ
John Ploughman's Talk → influencedBy → Protestant work ethic ⓘ