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 (10[1])Mills distinguished the “old middle class” of small entrepreneurs (10[1])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 named for one of (10[1])these features. 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anne Fjeld (DII)AlbertaSFU4710
Yaj Jhajhria (DII)UW BUW A5610
Corwin Davidson (UG)UBC BUBC A8410