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Petty bourgeoisie — Eduqas GCSE Sociology Definition

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GCSE Sociology · key term

Petty bourgeoisie

Definition

Small business owners who own their businesses but do not belong to the class of large property owners.

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Eduqas GCSE Sociology · C200

Component 2

Petty bourgeoisie: small business owners and shopkeepers.
Revise: Weberian Theory of Stratification

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Social stratification

Socio-economic classification