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The approach is classically American: the Protestant ethic, applied to the work of slumber.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2023
For the present-day inheritors of the Protestant ethic, status is defined by having the right opinions on social and cultural issues.
—Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
The German sociologist Max Weber was the first great theorist of the Protestant ethic.
—George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2023
For the present-day inheritors of the Protestant ethic, status is defined by having the right opinions on social and cultural issues.
—Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
The German sociologist Max Weber was the first great theorist of the Protestant ethic.
—George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020
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“Protestant ethic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Protestant%20ethic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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