gentrification

[ jen-truh-fi-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
the process of conforming to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle, or of making a product, activity, etc., appealing to those with more affluent tastes:
the gentrification of fashion.

gentrification

/ ˌdʒɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

a process by which middle-class people take up residence in a traditionally working-class area of a city, changing the character of the area

gentr(y) ( def ) + -i- ( def ) + -fication; coined by sociologist Ruth Glass (1912–90), German-born British sociologist in 1964

C20: from gentrify (to become gentry )

And gentrification is fine, the problem is the consequences—the people outside your line of sight—which is very troubling.

The cellphone use among pedestrians has dovetailed insidiously with hyper-gentrification, Moss says.

Hip trendsetters are blamed for everything from gentrification to expensive beer.

Despite the hype over gentrification, urban economies—including that of New York—still underperform their periphery.

This is gentrification of the fashion seen everywhere from Minneapolis to Mumbai.

April 25, 2024firkin

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