ABSTRACT
With deep roots in our social culture, the Suburban (or Provincial) Middle Class remains fundamentally liberal in the economic sphere, but it has resented the rise of the Creative Class and what it sees as the imposition of creative/social liberal values. This more traditional bourgeoisie still lives in the age of regular routines and commutes, and refuses the Creatives’ proposed cultural revolution. For them, the respect of (social) norms is paramount, and they view with great suspicion all the social experiments that leaders from the city centers are trying to impose on them (may these be the promotion of gay marriage, restrictions on the use of car in city centers, etc.). They also see immigration as a cultural (but not an economic) threat. They represent a possible ally for the Creatives in an effort to modernize the economy but are fundamentally at odds with them on social and cultural issues.
