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The early theorist who proposed that religious beliefs are the key to whether or not a society embraces capitalism was ________.

a. emile durkheim
b. karl marx
c. max weber
d. herbert spencer

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The answer is c) max weber

Max Weber was a German sociologist and political economist best known for his thesis of the “Protestant ethic,” relating Protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy.
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