312 Pages
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Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early twentieth century, the idea that man can and should be self-reliant and enterprising, the so-called Protestant ethic, was a major factor in the development of modern science, technology, business, education and organization. It spurred the members of the middle class to invention, discovery and achievement.
Originally published in 1959 and the previous few decades had seen the... Read more
Preface. Part I: The Ethic 1. The Protestant Ethic 2. The Freudian Doctrine of Man 3. The Freudian Ethic Part II: Propagation of the Ethic 4. The Permissive Home 5. The Progressive School 6. The Adjustment Motif 7. Condonation of Crime Part III: Adoption of the Ethic 8. The New Bourgeoisie 9. Modern Guildism 10. Political Maternalism 11. The Security Goal 12. The Latent Danger. Index.
Biography
Richard LaPiere (1899–1986) was, at the time of original publication, a Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, and the author of three books on sociology.
