The bourgeoisie refers to the middle class in capitalist societies, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries. They were characterized by their ownership of capital, businesses, and property, and played a significant role in the economic and social development of industrialized nations. This class often contrasted with the aristocracy and the working class (proletariat), and their rise was closely linked to the expansion of trade, industry, and urbanization. In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are seen as the ruling class that exploits the labor of the proletariat.
Bourgeoisie means: the common man, the commoners, the working class.
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The term "bourgeoisie" traditionally refers to the middle class, particularly in the context of capitalist societies. It encompasses those who own the means of production, such as businesses and factories, and is often contrasted with the working class or proletariat. In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie plays a critical role in the dynamics of class struggle and economic power. However, the definition can vary, as it may also include upper-middle-class individuals and professionals.
Priests were not members of the bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie was the economic class that owned the means of production (factories and stores) and employed the proletariat (working class). Although doctors and lawyers did not own means of production themselves, their income and lifestyle placed them in the same class as wealthy factory-owners. Priests, being outside the usual economic system, were not classified as either bourgeoisie or proletariat.
The bourgeoisie class was referred to the middle class in society.
There is no class in between the proletariat (workers) and bourgeoisie (capitalists).
Italy does have a class system. The class system of Italy includes bourgeoisie, white collar middle class, urban petit bourgeoisie, rural petit bourgeoisie, urban working class and rural working class.
The bourgeoisie are the capitalist class who own the means of production and exploit the labor of the proletariat, who are the working class that sell their labor for wages. The bourgeoisie profit from the surplus value generated by the labor of the proletariat, perpetuating class struggle in capitalism.
The bourgeoisie is the ruling/leech class. The bourgeoisie lives off the efforts of others and adds little if nothing to society.
The capitalist class
The French middle class was called the bourgeoisie. It consisted of merchants, professionals, and artisans who were between the nobility and the working class.
Bourgeoisie means: the common man, the commoners, the working class.
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