Embourgeoisement

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  • noun. Conversion to bourgeois values, loyalties, or tastes.
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  • noun. The taking-up of middle-class attitudes or values; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
  • Word Usage
    "David Marquand, one of the central themes of the golden age was 'embourgeoisement': the spread to the working class of the job security, career ladders and lifestyles which had formerly been the prerogatives of the middle class."
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