NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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The working class
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The rich / owners
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The farmers
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The sailors
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Detailed explanation-1: -Historically, the medieval French word bourgeois denoted the inhabitants of the bourgs (walled market-towns), the craftsmen, artisans, merchants, and others, who constituted “the bourgeoisie".
Detailed explanation-2: -the middle class (= the social group between the rich and the poor), especially the people thought to have a strong interest in supporting traditional customs and values: The new bourgeoisie, which was created by the Industrial Revolution, had money to spend and wanted to travel.
Detailed explanation-3: -This word is used to describe a class of people who fall somewhere between the lowest and highest classes. Bourgeoisie is often used insultingly. In between the very poor and the super rich is the bourgeoisie. People have traditionally viewed the bourgeoisie as kind of crass and pretentious.