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What did they call the middle class in the middle ages?
In the Middle Ages, the concept of classes was very strong, but the term did not yet exist. There was a middle class, but it did not have a name, beyond being called commoners. The problem with this...
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Does bourgeoisie mean middle class?
The bourgeoisie were a part of the third estate which contained the poorer citizens. They were middle class, however, I would refer to them as upper middle class instead.
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What did Karl Marx call the middle class?
Marx called the middle class "petty bourgeoisie" or "petty capitalists."Marx largely ignored the middle class since he saw society as being divided into owners and controllers of the means of...
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Is working class middle class?
The lines distinguishing one class from another are quite blurry these days. It would be fair to say, however, that it used to be middle classes were all professionals with university degrees...
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Why was there a middle class in the middle ages?
There wasn't a "middle class" and that is a modern idea. In the middle ages you were one of three types of people. The church, noble, or serf/peasant. A middle class won't develop until the...