Carl-Göran Heidegren
Professor emeritus
Social Characterology. From the Protestant Ethic, via the Social Ethic, to the Hacker Ethic
Author
Summary, in English
Starting out from Max Weber's "The Protestant Ethic" the article focuses on a number of authors – David Riesman, William H. Whyte, Daniel Bell and Pekka Himanen – who have used that book as a reference point in their endeavours to capture the spirit of their time. Key themes in the article are ways of life, the formation of social character and charcterological struggle.
Department/s
- Sociology
Publishing year
2005
Language
English
Pages
87-95
Publication/Series
Distinktion: Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- social ethic
- hacker ethic
- protestant ethic
- social character
- sociologi
- way of life
- sociology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1600-910X