The Protestant Ethic, Level of Aspiration, and Social Mobility: An Empirical Test

Mack, Raymond W.; Murphy, Raymond J.; Yellin, Seymour

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“…Another main line of controversy has focused on the question of whether there is sufficient evidence to show that the religious teachings of Protestantism, especially in its Calvinist forms, have the social consequences of establishing a distinct orientation to worldly activities in contemporary societies. A number of empirical studies suggested that there is no such evidence (Lipset & Bendix, 1947;Mack et al, 1956;Greeley, 1964). Still others suggested that there is such evidence (Lenski, 1961;Jonasson, 1947;Willems, 1968;Cowley & Ballweg, 1971).…”

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The Relationship of Protestant Ethic Beliefs and Values to Achievement

Kim¹

1977

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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The Relationship of Protestant Ethic Beliefs and Values to Achievement

Kim¹

1977

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

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“…Similarly, religions differ in their worldviews, including work ethics that may be significant to socio‐economic outcomes (Durkheim, [1912]; Berger, ; Mack et al, ). Religious affiliation affects perceived costs and perceived returns of decisions that people make in the course of their lives resulting in specific social and economic outcomes (Lehrer, ).…”

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Language Acquisition, Employment Status, and the Earnings of Jewish and Non‐Jewish Immigrants in Israel

Chiswick

Rebhun

Beider

2019

International Migration

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This article analyses the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labour market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli CBS. In addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human capital variables, the analysis includes unique features: the study of long‐duration immigrants, analyses of males’ and females’ primary reasons for immigration, the subsidized intensive Hebrew language training programme, Ethiopian Jews, and Jewish and non‐Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union. Results from multivariate analyses largely accord with the “standard theoretical model” of language proficiency regarding the mechanisms of “exposure”, “efficiency”, and “economic incentives”. Acquaintance with the local language increases the likelihood of being employed and has positive earnings outcomes. We discuss implications of the findings for public policy which can improve the adjustment of these new immigrants to their new society, hence also moderate inter‐group tensions.

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“…At this point it should be recalled that regardless of what Marie Syrkin or Alan Vorspan saw, by 1948 Trinidad Jiron de Tellez was aspiring to become part of the nation's emerging middle class, a movement commonly associated with conversion to Protestantism (Annis 1987;Loewen 1988;Mack et al 1956;Poewe 1981;Redfield and Villa-Rojay 1990;Warner et al 1963). n As Patai notes, she was the owner of "one of the few well-built brick houses in Venta Prieta" (1950:59), and a little better off than most.…”

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Building the New Zion: Unfinished Conversations between the Jews of Venta Prieta, Mexico, and Their Neighbors to the North

Loewe

Hoffmann

2002

American Anthropologist

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In 1950, Raphael Patai published his research on Venta Prieta, a Mexican town in which some residents lived as Jews despite having little knowledge of Judaism. Like other visitors, Patai was perplexed. Why did they wish to live as Jews? While Patai never answered this question to his satisfaction, he believed the answer would be found by developing a psychological profile of the residents, an approach in keeping with culture and personality theorists of the day. The present article provides a different solution. Drawing on additional sources, and short visits, we argue that Venta Prieta was not only a stop on the Jewish tourist circuit by 1950 but also developed out of a unique exchange. While U.S. Jews, as evangelical Protestants before them, provided a model for upwardly mobile Mexicans, Venta Prieta enabled middle-class tourists to experience Judaism in a pastoral setting and to "repair the world" (tikkun).

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The Protestant Ethic, Level of Aspiration, and Social Mobility: An Empirical Test

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The Relationship of Protestant Ethic Beliefs and Values to Achievement

The Relationship of Protestant Ethic Beliefs and Values to Achievement

Language Acquisition, Employment Status, and the Earnings of Jewish and Non‐Jewish Immigrants in Israel

Building the New Zion: Unfinished Conversations between the Jews of Venta Prieta, Mexico, and Their Neighbors to the North

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