petty bourgeoisie
noun
: a social class that is between the middle class and the lower class : the lower middle class
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Beyond identity markers like racial background and gender, Americans also recon with the less visible affiliation of their status among the PMC, the classical petty bourgeoisie, or the working class.
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Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Gramsci and Bordiga initially mistook fascism as the theatrical last gasp of the urban petty bourgeoisie.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2022
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Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Gramsci and Bordiga initially mistook fascism as the theatrical last gasp of the urban petty bourgeoisie.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2022
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“Petty bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20bourgeoisie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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