Americans’ propensity to work hard has often been attributed to the so-called Protestant work ethic. That term comes from the German sociologist Max Weber, who argued in the early 1900s that ...

A strong belief in the Protestant Work Ethic might underpin the decision-making of many people choosing ‘natural’ approaches to healthcare, new research suggests. Academics say their paper, published ...

Some people credit their life’s successes to natural smarts or talent. Others with more humility might opine that what they have accomplished in their lives is simply a matter of luck being on their ...

The idea that Protestants work harder and build stronger economies than Catholics is more than 100 years old. First proposed by German sociologist Max Weber, the "Protestant work ethic" has been ...

Written in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber argues that certain aspects of Protestantism, particularly the belief in a calling and predestination, fostered a ...

America’s vaunted Protestant work ethic is getting a makeover: now it might be more of a secular or atheist work ethic. A new study has found an inverse relationship between the religiosity of a state ...

For generations, the “Protestant work ethic” was used to offend the non-Protestant (mainly, more recent immigrants) by suggesting that it was a purely Protestant quality (“The Protestant work ethic ...

In thousands of High Plains communities from the 1920s to early 2000s, a J.C. Penney department store was as common as Main Street itself. Yet, while J.C. Penney shoppers were buying Big Mac overalls, ...

A strong belief in the Protestant Work Ethic might underpin the decision-making of many people choosing 'natural' approaches to healthcare, new research suggests. Academics say their paper identifies ...