Talk:Gentry

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I would consider this article a stub. Some explanation of theBritish gentry, in contrast to the nobility, seems in place here.

Contents 1 Bush's vs. Kennedy's 2 removed last paragraph 3 bourgeoisification 4 Bush Family

[edit] Bush's vs. Kennedy's

Reading the referenced article on the Bush Family it is stated and referenced that the Bush's are "old money" directly decended from British Gentry. The Kennedy Family earned their wealth primarily thru high-risk, high-margin, semi-legal venture in the 20th Century, thus they are not Gentry using the OED as a word definition source. rasblue 23:06, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removed last paragraph

It seemed inconsistent with the previous paragraph. As I see it, Gentry in Britain are small landowners while the aristocracy are very large landowners. This paragraph describes gentry as bankers and industrialists... i.e., classic Bourgeois. My understanding is that 19th century British politics were an alliance of the (Whig) Bourgeoisie and Aristocracy vs. the (Tory) Gentry and Monarchy, which is hard to fit into the Gentry=Bourgeoisie equation. David s graff 10:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] bourgeoisification

Is this correct? "In American society, gentry is sometimes taken to refer loosely to a highly educated professional upper-middle class, though this is inaccurate sociological terminology as this group usually lacks the aristocratic roots and values of true gentry. This inaccurate sense of the term is what is often perjoratively referred to in the use of the term gentrification, a term that would more accurately be called bourgeoisification." 195.24.29.51 13:16, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bush Family

Shouldn't there be a reference for the Bush family statement? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.31.47.161 (talk) 01:22, 2 January 2007 (UTC).