petty bourgeoisie

petty bourgeoisie
A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.
Ant: haute bourgeoisie

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  • Petty Bourgeoisie —    A term used by Karl Marx to refer to the middle classes lying between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat and typified by shopkeepers owning their own small businesses. The label class is used of the petty bourgeoisie in a loose sense as they… …   Historical dictionary of Marxism

  • petty bourgeoisie — See petite (or petty) bourgeoisie (petite bourgeoisie) …   Dictionary of sociology

  • petty bourgeoisie — noun lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) • Syn: ↑petit bourgeois, ↑petite bourgeoisie • Hypernyms: ↑middle class, ↑bourgeoisie • Member Meronyms: ↑petit bourgeois …   Useful english dictionary

  • petty bourgeoisie. — See petite bourgeoisie. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • petty bourgeoisie — see petit bourgeoisie …   English dictionary

  • petty bourgeoisie — noun variant of petite bourgeoisie …   English new terms dictionary

  • petty bourgeoisie. — See petite bourgeoisie. [1840 50] …   Useful english dictionary

  • petty bourgeoisie — middle classpet·ty bour·geoi·sie || petɪ‚bÊŠrÊ’wɑː zɪː / bÊŠÉ™ …   English contemporary dictionary

  • (the) petty bourgeoisie — the petty bourgeoisie UK US noun the petite bourgeoisie Thesaurus: people from the middle classessynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bourgeoisie — (RP IPA|/ˌbʊ.ʒwɑːˈzi/ or /ˌbɔː.ʒwɑːˈzi/, GA IPA|/ˌbʊ(r).ʒwɑˈzi/) [http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/] is a classification used in analyzing human societies to describe a social class of people. The bourgeoisie are members of the upper or merchant class …   Wikipedia

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