Bourgeoisie

The capitalist class that owns and controls the means of production.

In Marx’s theory, the capitalist class that owns and controls the means of production and employs workers.

Under capitalism, the bourgeoisie own and control the means of production. The proletariat do not own sufficient productive resources to support themselves, so they must sell their labour to employers. These are relational categories: one class employs and profits from the labour of the other.

Explain the link between economic ownership and political power rather than just stating that the bourgeoisie is powerful.

Link class conflict to education: explain whose interests schooling is said to serve, rather than only defining the bourgeoisie and proletariat.

In Marx’s theory, the capitalist ruling class that owns and controls the means of production and employs workers.

The ruling class who own the means of production and, according to Marxists, profit from exploiting workers.

Marx called the owning class the bourgeoisie and the working class the proletariat.

The capitalist class that owns businesses and the means of production, such as factories.

The ruling class in Marxist theory, who own the means of production and profit from employing workers.

In Marxist theory, the capitalist class which owns the means of production, such as businesses and factories.

In Marxist theory, the class that owns and controls productive resources, such as businesses, factories and land.

In Marxist theory, the class that owns and controls the means of production and employs workers.

The capitalist class that owns businesses and the means of production.

The capitalist class who own businesses and other means of production and employ workers.

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