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Lumpenproletariat vs Precariat - What's the difference?

lumpenproletariat | precariat |

As nouns the difference between lumpenproletariat and precariat

is that lumpenproletariat is (marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat while precariat is (sociology) people suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.

lumpenproletariat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat
  • a social underclass; the riffraff

    • Related terms

    * lumpenintelligentsia

    Synonyms

    * (riffraff) hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff

    See also

    * (wikipedia "lumpenproletariat")

    precariat

    English

    (wikipedia precariat)

    Noun

  • (sociology) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.

    • Related terms

    * precarious * precarity