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Bobos in Paradise

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Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There is a book by American conservative political commentator David Brooks. [1]

29 relations: American upper class, Bohemianism, Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, Champagne socialist, Conservatism, Conspicuous consumption, Counterculture, David Brooks (commentator), Developing country, Gordon Gekko, Hippie, Hipster (contemporary subculture), Liberal elite, Limousine liberal, Made in USA, Marketing, Meritocracy, Money, Portmanteau, Rust Belt, Status–income disequilibrium, Stuff White People Like, The Establishment, The New York Times, The Social Animal (Brooks book), White-collar worker, Working class, Yuppie.

American upper class

The American upper class is a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are usually rich.

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Bohemianism

Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties.

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Bourgeoisie

The bourgeoisie is a polysemous French term that can mean.

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Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

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Champagne socialist

"Champagne socialist" is a pejorative political term originating in the United Kingdom.

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Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization.

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Conspicuous consumption

Conspicuous consumption is the spending of money on and the acquiring of luxury goods and services to publicly display economic power—of the income or of the accumulated wealth of the buyer.

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Counterculture

A counterculture (also written counter-culture) is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural mores.

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David Brooks (commentator)

David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is an American author and conservative political and cultural commentator who writes for The New York Times.

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Developing country

A developing country (or a low and middle income country (LMIC), less developed country, less economically developed country (LEDC), underdeveloped country) is a country with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

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Gordon Gekko

Gordon Gekko is a fictional character in the 1987 film Wall Street and its 2010 sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, both directed by Oliver Stone.

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Hippie

A hippie (sometimes spelled hippy) is a member of a counterculture, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world.

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Hipster (contemporary subculture)

The hipster subculture is stereotypically composed of younger and middle-aged adults who reside primarily in gentrified neighborhoods.

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Liberal elite

Liberal elite (also metropolitan elite in the United Kingdom) is a pejorative term used to describe people who are politically left of centre, whose education had traditionally opened the doors to affluence and power and form a managerial elite.

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Limousine liberal

Limousine liberal and latte liberal are pejorative American political terms used to illustrate purported hypocritical behavior by political liberals of upper class or upper middle class status; for example, calling for the use of mass transit while frequently using privately-owned luxury transportation, especially by limousines or private jets in the case of the extremely affluent, claiming environmental consciousness but driving fuel inefficient sports cars or SUVs, attacking income inequality while being wealthy themselves, or ostensibly supporting public education while actually sending their children to private schools.

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Made in USA

The Made in USA mark is a country of origin label that indicates the product is "all or virtually all" made in the United States.

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Marketing

Marketing is the study and management of exchange relationships.

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Meritocracy

Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος "strength, power") is a political philosophy which holds that certain things, such as economic goods or power, should be vested in individuals on the basis of talent, effort and achievement, rather than factors such as sexuality, race, gender or wealth.

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Money

Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context.

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Portmanteau

A portmanteau or portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words,, p. 644 in which parts of multiple words or their phones (sounds) are combined into a new word, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or motel, from motor and hotel.

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Rust Belt

The Rust Belt is a region of the United States, made up mostly of places in the Midwest and Great Lakes, though the term may be used to include any location where industry declined starting around 1980.

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Status–income disequilibrium

Status–income disequilibrium (sometimes abbreviated SID) is a political term frequently used to describe a desirable high status job with relatively low income.

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Stuff White People Like

Stuff White People Like (sometimes known by the initialism SWPL) is a blog that takes a satirical aim at the interests of North American "left-leaning, city-dwelling, white people".

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The Establishment

The Establishment generally denotes a dominant group or elite that holds power or authority in a nation or organisation.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Social Animal (Brooks book)

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement is a non-fiction book by American journalist David Brooks, who is otherwise best known for his career with The New York Times.

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White-collar worker

In many countries (such as Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States), a white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work.

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Working class

The working class (also labouring class) are the people employed for wages, especially in manual-labour occupations and industrial work.

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Yuppie

"Yuppie" (short for "young urban professional" or "young, upwardly-mobile professional") is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobos_in_Paradise

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