Which of the following people is a member of the bourgeoisie?

a. A homeless person

b. A factory owner

c. A janitor

d. A factory worker

A b) factory owner would be a member of the bourgeoisie. A member of the bourgeoisie is someone who has a certain cultural and economic capital and occupies a place in the upper middle class. Many times people in the bourgeoisie received their wealth through something they owned, but that the working class worked on. Bourgeoisie is usually thought of to be a social class that lives in an urban setting.