bourgeoisie vs bourgeois
Definitions
noun
- the social class between the lower and upper classes
Examples
Officers in gay uniforms were scattered among the dark anchorites, who occupied one end of the table, while the _bourgeoisie_, with here and there a blue-caftaned peasant wedged among them, filled the other end.
At lunch, Monsieur Caïn and his wife, who epitomize the nouveau bourgeoisie, continue to berate their daughter for what they see as appalling manners and lack of respect.
The main axis of stratification in capitalist societies is the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
Definitions
noun
- a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
- a member of the middle class
adjective
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
- belonging to the middle class
Examples
Officers in gay uniforms were scattered among the dark anchorites, who occupied one end of the table, while the _bourgeoisie_, with here and there a blue-caftaned peasant wedged among them, filled the other end.
At lunch, Monsieur Caïn and his wife, who epitomize the nouveau bourgeoisie, continue to berate their daughter for what they see as appalling manners and lack of respect.
The main axis of stratification in capitalist societies is the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
