Weber: In an era where capitalism was booming in Western society and many sociologists were giving their take on it, some of who did not approve, Weber gave a plausible reason for its existence. Max Weber theorized that capitalism existed and took off because of religious ideas, mainly Protestant, Calvinistic ideas. Protestants believe in predestination; that only God knows who is and isn’t going to Heaven but you only know after you die. Because of this belief, Weber believed protestants were motivated, more than most, to start businesses work hard and invest in a better future because they wanted to please God. This mentality, though not the sole mentality, helped push and popularize capitalism in America. In today’s society, capitalism
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Mead’s most prominent theory is that of symbolic interactionism. This theory states that the meanings we establish in our life are the result of social interactions via symbols, language, and meanings derived from family, friends, and society. This theory is still prominent in today’s culture, maybe even more so with the use of technology and internet influences. In today’s society, people are exposed to more symbols, meaning, and language due to the influence of social media, the internet, and college campuses than compared to influence from family. I can see this happening a lot with my generation especially and the left-leaning views we have taken on. We become exposed to these viewpoints via the internet, social media and college campuses and professors. Through these channels, symbols, meaning, and languages are transferred to us and we take on the views as our own because they either make sense to us or because it’s jus the popular viewpoint to have leading people to wanting to be included. I say with less family influence because, at least from what I can tell, my generation spends more time on the internet, social media, and with friends that we maybe tend to neglect our family and the influence they can have on your beliefs. This causes us to draw symbolic interactions from other
Mead’s most prominent theory is that of symbolic interactionism. This theory states that the meanings we establish in our life are the result of social interactions via symbols, language, and meanings derived from family, friends, and society. This theory is still prominent in today’s culture, maybe even more so with the use of technology and internet influences. In today’s society, people are exposed to more symbols, meaning, and language due to the influence of social media, the internet, and college campuses than compared to influence from family. I can see this happening a lot with my generation especially and the left-leaning views we have taken on. We become exposed to these viewpoints via the internet, social media and college campuses and professors. Through these channels, symbols, meaning, and languages are transferred to us and we take on the views as our own because they either make sense to us or because it’s jus the popular viewpoint to have leading people to wanting to be included. I say with less family influence because, at least from what I can tell, my generation spends more time on the internet, social media, and with friends that we maybe tend to neglect our family and the influence they can have on your beliefs. This causes us to draw symbolic interactions from other