Catholics, Calvinists, and Rational Control: Further Explorations in the Weberian Thesis

1 January 1965

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Sociological Analysis

Vol. 26 (4) , 181-188
https://doi.org/10.2307/3709918

Abstract

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.

Keywords

CALVINISTS
RATIONAL CONTROL
WEBERIAN THESIS
CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
FOUND WANTING
SHOWS DIFFERENCES
DIFFERENCES OPPOSITE
SEEMAN'S PERSONAL

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