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. (10[1])C. Wright Mills (10[1])distinguished (10[1])the “old middle class” of small entrepreneurs from a class denoted by one of these features. (10[1])Edwin Sutherland described non-violent frauds like embezzlement and insider trading (10[1])as a type of crime (10[2])named for one (10[1])of these features. (-5[1])A term referencing one of these features stems from manual laborers’ historical (10[1])use of denim uniforms. For 10 points, name this clothing feature whose “white” version is figuratively worn by salaried, educated workers. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: collars [accept blue-collar or white-collar or pink-collar; accept white-collar crime]
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Alessandro d'AttanasioCambridge DVanderbilt4510
Paige CrawleyOxford BLSE B4810
Agnijo BanerjeeCambridge AWarwick B4910
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Albert NyangLSE AImperial B7510
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