Petit-bourgeois or Anglicised petty bourgeois is a French term that reffered to the members of the lower middle social-classes. They were seen as servants of the bourgeois class who in turn were seen as servants of the aristocracy. In the context of a perceived oppressive system, the bourgeoisie denoted a label of someone in collaboration with the ruling aristocracy's lieutenants.
The term was used by Karl Marx and Marxist theorists to refer to a class of people that would include shop-keepers and professionals. Though distinct from the ordinary working class and the lumpenproletariat, who rely entirely on the sale of their labor-power for survival, they remain members of the proletariat rather than the haute bourgeoisie, or capitalist class, who own the means of production and buy the labor-power of others to work it. Though the petty bourgeois do buy the labor power of others, in contrast to the bourgeoisie they typically work alongside their own employees; although they generally own their own businesses, they do not own a controlling share of the means of production.
Pettybourgeoisie, or petit-bourgeoisie, is a term used by Karl Marx and Marxist theorists to refer to a class of people that would include shop-keepers and professionals.
This class is distinct from the proletariat, who rely entirely on the sale of their labor-power for survival, and the haute bourgeoisie[?], or Capitalist class, who own the means of production and buy the labor-power of others to work it.
In contrast, although the petit-bourgeoisie do buy the labor power of others, they typically work alongside their own employees; although they generally own their own businesses, they do not own a controlling share of the means of production.
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