The Protestant ethic and the spirit of sport : how Calvinism and capitalism shaped America's games /

The Protestant ethic and the spirit of sport : how Calvinism and capitalism shaped America's games /

Steven Overman explores the concordant values of the Protestant ethic, capitalism, and sport by applying German scholar Max Weber's seminal thesis. Weber demonstrated a relationship between the Protestant ethic and a form of economic behavior he labeled the "spirit of capitalism." The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Overman, Steven J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2011], ©2011
Macon, Ga. : c2011
Macon, Ga. : ©2011
Macon, Ga. : [2011]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Capitalism > Religious aspects > Protestant churches
Capitalism > United States
Protestantism > United States
Puritan movements > United States
Sports > Religious aspects > Protestant churches
Sports > Social aspects > United States
Capitalism
Protestantism
Puritan movements
Sports > Social aspects
United States
Table of Contents:
  • The Protestant ethic. The legacy of Puritanism
  • The Protestant ethic and the spirit of American capitalism
  • The seven Protestant virtues
  • Protestantism and the American ethos
  • The evolution of the American work ethic
  • The spirit of sport. The Protestant ethic and the institutionalization of American sport
  • The American sport ethic 1
  • The American sport ethic 2
  • Child-rearing and youth sport in Protestant culture
  • The co-opting of amateur sport
  • Professional sport : the progeny of capitalism
  • Finish line : summing up the ethos of sport
  • The legacy of Puritanism
  • The Protestant ethic and the spirit of American capitalism
  • The seven Protestant virtues
  • Protestantism and the American ethos
  • The evolution of the American work ethic
  • The Protestant ethic and the institutionalization of American sport
  • The American sport ethic 1
  • The American sport ethic 2
  • Child-rearing and youth sport in Protestant culture
  • The co-opting of amateur sport
  • Professional sport : the progeny of capitalism
  • Finish line : summing up the ethos of sport

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