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Social Characterology. From the Protestant Ethic, via the Social Ethic, to the Hacker Ethic

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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

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