Xiaozi
Encyclopedia
Xiaozi is a Chinese cultural term describing a lifestyle chasing modern taste
, living standards, and arts. Originally the term was a Chinese translation of petite bourgeoisie
. After the economic reform in the People's Republic of China, some urban Chinese who had been immersed in Marxist
ideas of class conflict
found they were not as poor as the proletariat
but not as rich as the bourgeoisie
. They regarded themselves as petite bourgeoisie
to distinguish themselves from ordinary city dwellers.
Taste (sociology)
Taste as an aesthetic, sociological, economic and anthropological concept refers to a cultural patterns of choice and preference. While taste is often understood as a biological concept, it can also be reasonably studied as a social or cultural phenomenon. Taste is about drawing distinctions...
, living standards, and arts. Originally the term was a Chinese translation of petite bourgeoisie
Petite bourgeoisie
Petit-bourgeois or petty bourgeois is a term that originally referred to the members of the lower middle social classes in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
. After the economic reform in the People's Republic of China, some urban Chinese who had been immersed in Marxist
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
ideas of class conflict
Class conflict
Class conflict is the tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests between people of different classes....
found they were not as poor as the proletariat
Proletariat
The proletariat is a term used to identify a lower social class, usually the working class; a member of such a class is proletarian...
but not as rich as the bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
. They regarded themselves as petite bourgeoisie
Petite bourgeoisie
Petit-bourgeois or petty bourgeois is a term that originally referred to the members of the lower middle social classes in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
to distinguish themselves from ordinary city dwellers.