What Did Max Weber Find About the Relationship Between Protestantism

question 44

Multiple Choice

What did Max Weber find about the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism?

• A) By promoting the values of selfless service and compassion for those who are suffering, Protestantism effectively worked against the interests of an emerging capitalist economy.
• B) Capitalism effectively corrupted Protestantism, turning wealth into a sign of divine favoritism and salvation.
• C) By promoting a strong work ethic and a need to display material success as a sign of religious salvation, the Protestant work ethic indirectly but effectively promoted the interests of an emerging capitalist economy.
• D) Because the doctrines of capitalism are fundamentally inconsistent with the practices of capitalism, they are incompatible.

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Definitions:

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, but does not imply causation.

Experimenter Bias

A form of bias introduced by the experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change under the influence of the independent variable.