The Protestant Work Ethic: The Psychology of Work-Related Beliefs and Behaviors

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Max L. Stackhouse ◽  
Adrian Furnham
Keyword(s):  
Work Ethic ◽  
Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Work Related ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Psychology Of Work

Luxury Communist Jesus

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Sandford
Keyword(s):  
Work Ethic ◽  
Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Protestant Work Ethic

This article begins by outlining contemporary anti-work politics, which form the basis of Sandford’s reading. After providing a brief history of anti-work politics, Sandford examines recent scholarly treatments of Jesus’ relationship to work. An examination of a number of texts across the gospel traditions leads Sandford to argue that Jesus can be read as a ‘luxury communist’ whose behaviour flies in the face of the Protestant work ethic. Ultimately, Sandford foregrounds those texts in which Jesus discourages his followers from working, and undermines work as an ‘end in itself’, contextualising these statements in relation to other gospel texts about asceticism and the redistribution of wealth.

HOW IS THE PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC RELATED TO THE NEED FOR COGNITION? A FACTOR ANALYTIC ANSWER

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 741-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew N. Christopher ◽  
Jason R. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Work Ethic ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
The Relationship

To examine the relationship between the Protestant work ethic (PWE) and the need for cognition (NFC), 210 Americans completed the Mirels and Garrett (1971) PWE scale and the Cacioppo, Petty, and Kao (1984) NFC scale. Although there was no relationship between the composite PWE scale and NFC, there were relationships between two of three PWE factors and NFC. Specifically, correlational analyses revealed that the PWE factor of hard work as a means to success was negatively related to NFC, whereas the PWE factor of antileisure was positively related to NFC. Results are discussed with respect to the multidimensional structure of various PWE measures. Issues concerning the multifaceted nature of the PWE and future research directions are also considered.

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