Both Uses of "bourgeois" in "The Color of Water"

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bourgeois
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The Color of Water
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She couldn't stand racists of either color and had great distaste for bourgeois blacks who sought to emulate rich whites by...
Chpt 4 *

bourgeois = typical of the middle class or their values and habits
When it comes to Jesus, Mommy, who scorns the black bourgeoisie, has friends in high places.†
Chpt 24

bourgeoisie = a member of the middle class OR (in Marxist theory) a member of the property-owing class

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(1) (bourgeois)
typical of the middle class or their values and habits - typically used disapprovingly

or (in Marxist theory):

typical of the property-owning class

Bourgeois is often used to refer to the values of the upper middle class. You may also see the term petit bourgeois to describe very small business owners.

Note that bourgeois, bourgeoisie, and bourgeoise are often interchanged.

Bourgeois is most common and can be used as an adjective or a noun. Bourgeoisie is typically used only as a noun, and bourgeoise is occasionally used as an alternate spelling of bourgeois.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)