Merton thesis

English

Etymology

Proposed by Robert K. Merton in 1936.

Proper noun

the Merton thesis

  1. (sociology) A theory that significant developments in the modern world have a positive correlation with Protestant pietism, similar to Weber's link between success and the Protestant ethic.
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