weber the protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism

Question 1

how might religious or cultural ideas in india and china have limited prospect of capitalism developing

Answer 1

-religious ideas popular in india or china conservatively inhibit change towards capitalism
e.g hindiuism in india - caste system since birth (status given from birth and cannot change so no point trying to earn money
-china saw creation of wealth as an inappropriate goal

Question 2

which ideas from catholicism may also have limited its development

Answer 2

-taught poverty was expression of Godliness and private wealth
-should be given act of charity
-catholic church taught money lending and charging is morally wrong

Question 3

how were protestant calvinist ideas different to this

Answer 3

-believed in pre destination
-God knows who will ascend to heaven
- economic success may prove that they worth going to heaven
-working was a way of glorifying God

Question 4

how did the protestant calvinist jdeas lead to developing capitalism

Answer 4

hardworking, thrift and deligence seen as sacred Godly virtues
-reinvested profits in tech rather than spending money on luxuries

Question 5

which changes were identified as being due to calvinism

Answer 5

• protestant work ethic led to globalisation of capitalism in search of new markets to attract entrepreneurs
  -interested in science and tech and mass production
  -work ethic went to the USA and became the american dream

Question 6

how has webers theory been criticised

Answer 6

-MACKINNCH= religion was actually oppressed to greed and pursuit of money
-KAUTSKEY= webber underestimates importance of economical factors
capitalism came before capitalism e.g slavery
- Tauney= tech change not religious ideas that caused capitalism