Multiple choice

In his monumental work “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”, Weber suggests that the basic values of Protestantism have influenced capitalism.

The above statement reveals that Weber has

  1. altogether ruled out the role of economic factors in social change

  2. duly recognized economic factor in social change

  3. duly recognized economic factor but has attached prior importance to non-economic factors

  4. advocated the role of bureaucracy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Weber's thesis in 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' argues that while economic factors are important, cultural and religious values (specifically Protestant ethic) played a prior, causal role in the development of capitalism. Option C correctly captures this nuanced view - he didn't reject economic factors but gave primacy to non-economic ideological factors.

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