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Social Class Power Bourgeoisie Derives Economic Employment Education

Front Bourgeoisie
Back A social class that derives social and economic power from employment, education, and wealth, as opposed to the inherited power of aristocratic family of titled land owners or feudal privileges. It's a term for the middle class common in the 19th century. It's characterized by their ownership of property and their related culture.

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