different between elitism vs gentrification

English

Alternative forms

• élitism

Etymology

elite +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??li?t?z?m/

Noun

elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)

1. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
2. The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.

Related terms

• elitist

Translations

Anagrams

• limiest, limites

Romanian

Etymology

From French élitisme

Noun

elitism n (uncountable)

1. elitism

Declension

English

Etymology

From gentry +? -ification, after gentrify. Coined in 1964 by German-born British sociologist Ruth Glass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??nt??f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

gentrification (countable and uncountable, plural gentrifications)

1. (urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.
   • 2007, Arthur C. Nelson, Casey J. Dawkins, Thomas W. Sanchez, The Social Impacts of Urban Containment, page 71:

     In particular, the focus is on property value changes and gentrification in Portland that are often attributed to urban growth and containment policies within the state.

   • 2010, Jerry Carrier, The Making of the Slave Class, page 177:

     I went to a large national forum not that long ago where about six hundred local government officials, nonprofit and neighborhood development corporation staff met to discuss the gentrification of urban neighborhoods. The irony is that the forum quickly shifted to discussions on race as it frequently does when gentrification is discussed.

   Hypernym: embourgeoisement

Related terms

• degentrification
• gentrify
• gentry

Translations

See also

• price out

References

Further reading

• gentrification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

Noun

gentrification f (plural gentrifications)

1. gentrification

   Hypernym: embourgeoisement