bourgeoisification
Becoming middle class
Bourgeoisification is the process of becoming bourgeois—adopting middle-class values, tastes, and aspirations.
The term often carries a critical edge, suggesting that a person, neighborhood, or cultural movement has traded authenticity or radical energy for comfort and respectability: The bourgeoisification of punk rock was inevitable once major labels got involved.
Close to gentrification when applied to places, but broader—it can describe individuals or entire subcultures growing conventional.
Gradual political change doctrine
- deradicalizationCountering extremist indoctrination
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
conservatism · complacency · affluence · materialism · co-optation · abandonment · accommodation · establishment
Transforming into sellable goods
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- co-optationAbsorbing dissent strategically
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
- consumerismPreoccupation with acquiring goods
commercialization · domestication · respectability · normalization · appropriation · dilution · mass market · curated
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- loftsUpper open building spaces
condos · brownstones · rezoning · property values · boutiques · cafes · artisanal · hipsters
reformism
Gradual political change doctrine
- deradicalizationCountering extremist indoctrination
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
assimilation · conservatism · complacency · affluence · materialism · co-optation · abandonment · accommodation · establishment · status quo
commodification
Transforming into sellable goods
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- co-optationAbsorbing dissent strategically
- sanitizationCleaning to remove pathogens
consumerism · commercialization · domestication · respectability · normalization · appropriation · dilution · mass market · curated · aspirational
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- renovationRestoring to good condition
lofts · condos · brownstones · rezoning · property values · boutiques · cafes · artisanal · hipsters · yuppies
bourgeoisificationpauperization
Reduction to extreme poverty
impoverishment · downward mobility · economic decline · deindustrialization · urban decay
bourgeoisificationcultural resistance
Opposing mainstream through heritage
bourgeoisificationworking-class identity
Self-understanding through occupational rank
authenticity · grittiness · bohemianism · counterculture · anti-consumerism