Owning class in the context of "Jean Béraud"

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⭐ Core Definition: Owning class

The bourgeoisie are a class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people, in general, which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between the peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted with the proletariat by their wealth, political power, and education, as well as their access to and control of cultural, social, and financial capital.

The bourgeoisie in its original sense is intimately linked to the political ideology of liberalism and its existence within cities, recognised as such by their urban charters (e.g., municipal charters, town privileges, German town law), so there was no bourgeoisie apart from the citizenry of the cities. Rural peasants came under a different legal system.

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Owning class in the context of American working class

In the United States, the concept of a working class remains vaguely defined, and classifying people or jobs into this class can be contentious. According to Frank Newport, "for some, working class is a more literal label; namely, an indication that one is working."

Economists and pollsters in the United States generally measure the "working class" using college degrees as an idicator, rather than focusing on occupation, income, or asset ownership. Other definitions refer to those in blue-collar occupations, despite the considerable range in required skills, income, and ownership among such occupations. Many members of the working class, as defined by academic models and traditional definitions, are often described in the vernacular as middle-class, despite the term's ambiguous meaning.

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Jean Béraud → Social class → Business owner → Merchant → Wealth → Late Middle Ages → Middle class → Peasant → Aristocracy (class) → Proletariat → Cultural capital → Social capital → Financial capital → Political ideology → Liberalism → Charter → Municipal charter → Town privileges → German town law → Burgher (social class) →