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Choose of the assigned articles: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. 1. Identify which article you selected. Provide a summary. 2. Use The Sociological Imagination or one of the theories (Functionalist, Conflict, Symbolic Interactionist, Feminist, Postmodern) or one Sociological concept (bold words in the Introduction to Sociology 2e, or found in the glossary at the end of each section) to apply to something you read in the article. Define your concept + apply to the article. 3. Cite your sources, if needed. please write 2-3 paragraphs and please you citations .

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