As tattoos have become more accepted and elaborate, tattoo artists now make incomes that surpass many jobs in the white-collar service sector. Some tattoo artists are celebrities now. What do they represent in a Marxian thesis?

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In a Marxian thesis, the embourgeoisement refers to the way working-class people move up into the middle class through their own efforts, such as becoming an entrepreneur. Tattoo artists have become more successful and are making incomes that surpass many white-collar jobs, which is evidence of embourgeoisement.

As Tattoos Have Become More Accepted and Elaborate, Tattoo Artists