lumpenproletariat

Significat (Anglès)

1. (Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.
2. A social underclass; the riffraff.

Conceptes

subproletariat

Sinònims

lower class

underclass

Traduccions

lumpemproletariado

Unterschicht

Lumpenproletariat

Lumpemproletariado

lumpen

Unterklasse

lumpenproletariado

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat.