Question

Mirra Komarovsky’s study of marriages described by one of these features distinguished those marriages as less companionate and egalitarian than others. A Louise Kapp Howe book titled for a “pink” one of these features describes the boredom and job insecurity faced by clerical workers and servers. C. Wright Mills distinguished the “old (10[1])middle class” of small entrepreneurs from a class denoted by one of these (10[1])features. Edwin Sutherland described non-violent frauds like embezzlement and insider trading (10[1])as a type of crime (10[2])named for one of these features. (10[2])A term referencing one of these features stems from manual laborers’ historical use of denim uniforms. For 10 points, name this clothing feature whose “white” version is figuratively worn by salaried, educated workers. ■END■

ANSWER: collars [accept blue-collar or white-collar or pink-collar; accept white-collar crime]
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Ian LuGeorgia Tech FEmory B5110
Will McCurleyAuburn AGeorgia Tech E6410
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CAlabama A7510
Gannon RiceClemson AGeorgia A8010
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia Tech A8010
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B8610
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