The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

"McDonald's in society ... is a model for streamlining future development." Ritzer (2005) introduced Weber's (1958) rationalization theory. Ritzer (2005) pointed out the five basic elements of the theory. These are efficiency, predictability, computability, replacement with non-human technologies, and management of uncertainty. He points out that McDonald's not only affects the operation of the fast food industry in the US but also affects other aspects of society such as families, tourism, leisure, and it affects other areas as well Did.

Article 1 Weber is considered an expert in the origin of capitalism. His most famous work is the spirit of Protestant ethics and capitalism. Weber 's assertion on capitalism is considered to be an objection to Marxist' s thesis (about the superiority of the superstructure foundation). Weber argued in his book that capitalism is caused by Protestantism, religious movement, more specifically Calvinism. However, any Calvinist who has experienced slavery, colonialism, and capitalism can be said to have relationships between these three systems. There are many different perspectives on this subject. The main view is liberal pluralists and extreme revisionists who understand this relationship from different angles. To prove the links between the three systems that affect many countries, this article should refer to several sources closely. Cedric Robinson (1984: 57) discusses the fact of slavery

Max Weber's Protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism are studies on the relationship between the ascetic Protestant ethics and the emergence of contemporary capitalist spirit. Weber believes that the religious concept of the group like Calvinism played a role in creating the spirit of capitalism. Weber first observed the relationship between Protestant and participating companies and declared that his intention was to use religion as a potential cause of the modern economic situation. He believes that the spirit of contemporary capitalism considers profits themselves as objective and treats benefits as benign. Weber's goal is to understand the source of this spirit. He turned to Protestantism and got an explanation. Protestant offers the concept of secular "calls" and gives religious features to secular activities. It is important, but this alone can not explain the need to pursue profits. Protestantism, a division of Calvinism, provides this interpretation