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pink collar  

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  • Dress has been a marker of occupational stratification. Factory work involving manual labor has been metaphorically tagged as “blue collar” for its blue work shirts and jumpsuits. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Pink Collar]

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