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ERIC Number: EJ571025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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American College Students and Protestant Work Ethic.
Wentworth, Diane Keyser; Chell, Robert M.
Journal of Social Psychology, v137 n3 p284-96 Jun 1997
Hypothesizes that older, graduate, and non-U.S. students would express a greater belief in Max Weber's "Protestant work ethic" (PWE), that posits hard work and delayed gratification as bases for achievement. Finds that younger students, male students, and foreign students have the strongest beliefs in the PWE. Explains the findings. (DSK)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Cultural Influences, Foreign Students, Goal Orientation, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Occupational Aspiration, Sex Differences, Values, Work Attitudes, Work Ethic
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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