embourgeoisement

American  

[em-boor-zhwahz-muhnt, -mahnt, ahm-, ahn-boor-zhwaz-mahn] / ɛmˈbʊər ʒwɑz mənt, -ˌmɑnt, ɑm-, ɑ̃ bur ʒwazˈmɑ̃ /

noun

1. the acquisition or adoption of middle-class values and manners.

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embourgeoisement British  

/ ɑ̃burʒwazmɑ̃ /

noun

1. the process of becoming middle-class; the assimilation into the middle class of traditionally working-class people

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Etymology

Origin of embourgeoisement

< French, equivalent to s’embourgeois ( er ) to become bourgeois ( em- ¹, bourgeois ¹ ) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

Avedon enjoyed his rapid embourgeoisement.

From New York Times

In the cards’ forced festivity, their embourgeoisement of celebration, freedom rang.

From New York Times

In later years, Mr. Stone shifted into what he described as “embourgeoisement.”

From Washington Post

In 1963, though, the sociologists John H. Goldthorpe and David Lockwood disputed this widely held “embourgeoisement thesis,” arguing that the erosion of social class had not been as great as believed.

From New York Times

Young Indians these days are like any other global population that finds itself in the throes of embourgeoisement: they are gripped and excited by America and American brands - Google, Coke, Nike, Starbucks, you name it.

From New York Times