Identité sociale et politique des petits commerçants (1966-1988) - article ; n°1 ; vol.37, pg 69-80

Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1993 - Volume 37 - Numéro 1 - Pages 69-80
The social and political identity of shop-keepers, Nonna Mayer.
As early as the 19th century, the shops were a particular social category in the nebula of the middle class. But the perception of its social identity and political leanings has been evolving in the 20th century. A series of studies carried out from 1966 to 1988 shows that it is still depending on neigh-borhood and region, pulled between the little and the big , between workers and bourgeois , and still as uncomfortable with this binary logic. But — and this is new — small traders identify more readily today with the average French men .
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.