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It really isn't so much the religious aspect of Protestantism but the work ethic associated with early American settlers and the lack of fun they believed in. T
by wonderyak 15y ago
It really isn't so much the religious aspect of Protestantism but the work ethic associated with early American settlers and the lack of fun they believed in. There is a really wonderful book by Harriet Beecher Stowe which outlines the lives of these people: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Folks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Folks
- lispm 15y agoThe 'protestantischer Arbeitsethos' (protestant work ethic) is originally a concept developed in Germany (propagated to neighbor countries and then to the USA) and still very influential here.