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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. (10[1])C. Wright Mills distinguished the “old middle class” of small entrepreneurs from a class denoted by one of these features. Edwin Sutherland described non-violent frauds like embezzlement and insider trading as a type of crime (10[3])named for one of these features. (10[1])A term referencing (10[2])one of these features stems from manual laborers’ historical use of denim uniforms. (10[1])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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Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriVassar B4510
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