SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: John Calvin, Labour Power, American Capitalist
5 May 2016
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Max weber ( with a vveber: early life. As he was growing in germany his family was wealthy. His father was a lawyer ( he mistreated wife) Mother ( religious, calvinist) ( she was extremely religious) He was however interested in how religion played out in society uncle (professor, liberal in his thinking ) Weber took a lot of the liberal thinking. Liberal political system with a capitalist economy ( due to this. Marx point of view where more radical: university education: Due to his father being in law, weber went to law school ( started 1882) In his first he spent doing things he liked (drinking, fencing/ like marx) His parents were not happy and wanted him to be closer to home ( like marx) He ended up graduating, and worked as a junior barrister. As he was working he wanted to get his phd in law ( received 1889: university employment.
