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. (-5[1])C. Wright Mills distinguished the “old middle class” of small entrepreneurs from a class denoted by one of these (-5[1])features. Edwin Sutherland described non-violent frauds like embezzlement and insider trading as a type (10[1])of (10[1])crime named for one of these features. (-5[1])A term referencing one of these features stems from manual laborers’ historical use of denim uniforms. For 10 (10[1])points, name this clothing feature whose “white” (10[1])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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Juan LandaetaFlorida State University AFlorida Tech B45-5
Shiva TegullaUCF AUF B64-5
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Khanh NguyenUF AUCF B7910
Matthew AndersenUF CFlorida Tech A86-5
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