Again, more on this later...but something on my mind...

Nothing really unique here but thinking about the "end of the Protestant Ethic." Might be good to consider the variety of cultural forms and ojects, way they play to different classes and ethnicities. Stereotype of the rich business person who doesn't have time to "live" vs. the noble impoverished who have learned how to enjoy life. What this does is, in addition to the structural social problems and the way it is transferred through the family, is to keep people doing what they are doing. Allowing for the letter never arriving at its destination and the variety of media available in the culture...