La traduction de l’innovation dans l’espace urbain en Amérique du Nord by Laurence Gervais-Linon

“…This paper proposes to study three important aspects of the effects of economic innovation on urban space: firstly, urban decline and reinvestment processes linked to the gentrification of inner-cities; secondly, the role played by new social classes arising from the transformation of the economy; and lastly, the concept of metropolisation related to the concentration of tertiary activities.…”
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A pirataria como campo de possibilidades: apropriações materiais e simbólicas em diferentes sentidos by Fernanda Martinelli

“…Representative fragments are gathered to help us think about (i) the relation of social classes, especially urban middle classes, through the consumption of famous brands and its connection to the piracy of goods; and (ii) how the objects, functioning as supports for these emblems, are immersed in social relations, how they are made available and accessed, and how the interactions around them occur. …”
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Water as a social border in Ancient Egypt by Heidi Köpp-Junk

“…The article presents the archaeological evidence for bathrooms in palaces and elite dwellings, discusses the social implications of water and its use in pharaonic Egypt and tackles the question: is water in principle a boundary between social classes in ancient Egypt, or only evidenced in relation to bathrooms?…”
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O consumo da habitação de luxo no espaço urbano parisiense by Andréa Rodrigues dos Santos

“…With more than two million inhabitants, Paris city concentrates different fractions of social classes, which are distributed by the twenty districts that comprise it. …”
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Cenas cotidianas: cultura de consumoe mídia em contos de André Sant’Anna by Ligia Bezerra

“…This critique is conveyed through theuse of language that is predominantly accessible and mediatic and through thedepiction of individuals from different social classes.…”
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Particularidades do pertencimento na pesca artesanal embarcada by Cristiano Wellington Noberto Ramalho, Andreia Patrícia dos Santos

“…In general, the feeling of belonging assumes, in the studied communities, a common element which identifies them in the condition of social subjects marked with singularities compared to other groups and/or social classes, whether inland (neighborhood relations, relatives’ ties, fishing districts) or in the waters (decisive axis for the symbolic and material way of life of those men).…”
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Zadie Smith’s NW or the art of line-crossing by Vanessa GUIGNERY

“…In each of these areas, the question that is raised in relation to Smith’s novel is whether it is possible to step across the lines that strictly divide people, districts, races, social classes and cultural objects into separate categories and come up with an invigorating mélange, or if rigid lines of separation still persist. …”
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L’école musulmane algérienne de Ibn Bâdîs dans les années 1930, de l’alphabétisation de tous comme enjeu politique by Charlotte Courreye

“…It thus targeted a large audience, including children and adults, from various social classes – despite their alleged elitist culture – aiming at forming the Algerian Muslim umma.…”
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Le Regard de Cartier-Bresson sur les Anglais by Nicole Cloarec

“…In particular, the artist seems fascinated by the formal compositions that emerge from the “social dance” of the upper class, but he also dramatises the accidental meeting of different social classes as being worlds completely apart.…”
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Espace urbain et gentrification aux États-Unis, évolution des interprétations by Laurence Gervais-Linon

“…These different phenomena have been studied through the concept of Frontier—converting urban decay and violence into new chic—and the process of capital mobility, itself attracting new social classes from a new economy based in the inner city (Neil Smith). …”
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A situação residencial da Nova Classe Média na metrópole do Rio de Janeiro: uma contribuição ao debate by Michael Chetry

“…Initially formulated by economists that identify social classes based on the unique criteria of income, this "New Middle Class" thesis is strongly criticized by the defenders of a sociological standpoint, who consider that there are no proven connections between income level and social status. …”
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VIETNAMESE PREHISTORIC MARINE CULTURES - OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUES by Nguyễn Khắc Sử

“…Vietnamese prehistoric marine culture is the culture of ancient communities who had no written languages, social classes, or states. The inhabitants lived in coastal environments, exploited marine resources, had relations with broad surrounding areas, and created a bold marine culture (Nguyen, 1997, pp. 16-28). …”
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Interprofessional Collaboration in the Detection of and Early Intervention in Child Maltreatment: Employees' Experiences by Jaana Inkilä, Aune Flinck, Tiina Luukkaala, Päivi Åstedt-Kurki, Eija Paavilainen

“…Child maltreatment is a global problem and a multidimensional phenomenon occurring in all social classes. This study depicts interprofessional collaboration associated with the detection of and early intervention in child maltreatment taking place in the family. …”
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‘ In Comes the New Black’: The Ghetto-Rural Black versus Blacksurbian Identities by Nkululeko Motha

“… ith the emergence of the Black bourgeoisie in Africa and the diaspora, there is a need to conceptualise the urban Black person, who, in pursuit of a better life, had to redefine, adopt, and formulate an identity acceptable within the middle and upper social classes. Inclusivity and diversity are key terms in these classes because there is a need to design urban spaces accommodative and cognisant of the history informing the diverse groups inhabiting it. …”
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Genealogical Etymology and its Use in Persian Language by Alireza Fouladi

“…Nietzsche attempted to attribute the cause of the existence of moral generations to behaviors of social classes. Foucault, while tracking Nietzsche's work, created the concept of Geneology based on the recognition of the systematic breakdowns of generations with an inverted approach from today to the past. …”
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Transgression et « mauvais genre » dans cinq romans de George Meredith (1828-1909) by Marina Poisson

“…The ‘mauvais genre’ is first considered as a mistake taking the shape of a ‘wrong’ style, behaviour, gender or genre, momentarily deviating from the (Victorian) norm: transgression is thus understood as mere digression, which is soon to be ousted by the social or textual norms and habits maintaining the status quo of social classes, gender behaviour or literary genre. But the ‘mauvais genre’ is then analysed as part and parcel of the aesthetics, ethics and poetics of George Meredith: transgression, transsexuality and transtextuality seem to go hand in hand. …”
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Cities and Socialization of Libraries in Medieval Europe by Dilek Bayır Toplu

“…Technologic developments, innovations, the movements of different social classes, the changes in produce and consumption models, movements of ideologies; carried Medieval Europe to Enlighment Period after very long and difficult experiements. …”
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The majlis campaign of Muslims in the Volga-Ural region at the beginning of the Revolution of 1905–1907 by I.K. Zagidullin

“…It was concluded that the revolutionary situation of that time forced the majlises to become the meeting places for people representing various social classes, where they discussed the social problems and prospects of state reconstruction. …”
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Wealth: A Family Matter by Céline Bessière, Maude Pugliese

“…Contribution: This introductory article affirms the importance of studying family wealth strategies across all social classes, and of multiplying the historical, national and cultural contexts of study.…”
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Mental maps and representations of the city centre of Thessaloniki by Olympia PAPAIOANNOU, Apostolos PAPAGIANNAKIS, Panagiotis A. HATZIPROKOPIOU

“…Inspired by Kevin Lynch (1960) and Jack Nasar (1990), this paper analyzes the center of Thessaloniki, through information and mental maps gathered from 50 interviews with residents, both men and women from different age groups and a range of social classes. The analysis traces the features that attract (e.g. the water element) or repel (e.g. the presence of marginalized groups) the inhabitants of Thessaloniki, their feelings (e.g. insecurity) and the daily routes they follow for various activities. …”
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