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NEW COLLAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- new collar
1, record 1, English, new%20collar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- new collar worker 2, record 1, English, new%20collar%20%20worker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of a new category of workers, situated between blue collars and white collars, employed primarily in the service industries. 2, record 1, English, - new%20collar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nouveau col
1, record 1, French, nouveau%20col
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membre d'une nouvelle catégorie sociale formée d'employés travaillant dans le secteur des services et se situant entre les cols blancs et les cols bleus. 2, record 1, French, - nouveau%20col
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- new collar clan
1, record 2, English, new%20collar%20clan
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmental organizations, using relatively little money, have brought the environmental issue to the elderly who remember a cleaner Canada, to the yuppies and new collar workers schooled in the social issues of the sixties and to traditionally subordinated groups such as the poor and the new collar class. 1, record 2, English, - new%20collar%20clan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A "new collar class" has emerged consisting of workers in the 20 to 40 age bracket, employed primarily in the service industries who until recently considered themselves to the middle class. 1, record 2, English, - new%20collar%20clan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- classe des nouveaux cols
1, record 2, French, classe%20des%20nouveaux%20cols
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nouveaux cols : nouvelle catégorie sociale formée d'employés travaillant dans le secteur des services et se situant entre les cols blancs et les cols bleus (ouvriers spécialisés, spécialistes en informatique (...]. 2, record 2, French, - classe%20des%20nouveaux%20cols
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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