Comparing Weber's Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism
According to the textbook, direct observation is known as ethnography and ethnography is a qualitative research method for studying the way of life of a group of people by close observation of them over a relatively long period of time (63). Basically, ethnographic research is understanding humans and why they do what they do. We usually use ethnographic research when we want to understand people in the way they truly live. It provides a perception into human behavior. In addition, ethnographers can understand a problem from the point of view of the person by being up-close. I believe ethnographic research is an excellent research tool and should be used more on education. The majority of high school students aren’t ready for college. Ethnographic research provides a much more accurate picture than surveys (64). This could be the key for solving the problem in the education system. The future depends on
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the students and the education system.
The strength of ethnographic research is that it can produce some of the richest, most nuance accounts of social life (64). It can get us access to restricted places. Once inside the restricted areas, ethnography can help analyze certain issues and provide thick descriptions. Ethnography’s main strength can also be its central weakness (65). In the process of producing thick descriptions of aspects of social life, ethnographers can sometimes have a shortage on analytical focus or theoretical relevance (65). Collecting data can be strenuous and laborious. You might consider comparative historical research as a method of analysis that examines a social phenomenon over time or in diverse areas (66).
It gives us input in understanding the social world. Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a significant example of comparative-historical research because it examines the social phenomenon over a prolong period of time. Weber had a phenomenon. Why the European capitalist economic system was working in some parts of Europe but not others. Weber was investigating why Protestantism might have been connected to the early rise of capitalism (67). He concluded that being economically successful was a way of showing your value to god. However, consuming whatever you have been a sign that you were not one of the choice who would be led to Heaven (67). Weber showed how sociologists can draw upon history to test important propositions about society by using historical variance to test a theory about the importance of religion (67). The goal of research is the hope of gaining more knowledge of the social
world.
the students and the education system.
The strength of ethnographic research is that it can produce some of the richest, most nuance accounts of social life (64). It can get us access to restricted places. Once inside the restricted areas, ethnography can help analyze certain issues and provide thick descriptions. Ethnography’s main strength can also be its central weakness (65). In the process of producing thick descriptions of aspects of social life, ethnographers can sometimes have a shortage on analytical focus or theoretical relevance (65). Collecting data can be strenuous and laborious. You might consider comparative historical research as a method of analysis that examines a social phenomenon over time or in diverse areas (66).
It gives us input in understanding the social world. Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a significant example of comparative-historical research because it examines the social phenomenon over a prolong period of time. Weber had a phenomenon. Why the European capitalist economic system was working in some parts of Europe but not others. Weber was investigating why Protestantism might have been connected to the early rise of capitalism (67). He concluded that being economically successful was a way of showing your value to god. However, consuming whatever you have been a sign that you were not one of the choice who would be led to Heaven (67). Weber showed how sociologists can draw upon history to test important propositions about society by using historical variance to test a theory about the importance of religion (67). The goal of research is the hope of gaining more knowledge of the social
world.