White Collar: The American Middle Classes
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"White Collar: The American Middle Classes" is a seminal sociological study by C. Wright Mills that analyzes the rise, work lives, and social character of white-collar workers in mid-20th-century America.
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| White Collar: The American Middle Classes canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: White Collar: The American Middle Classes Context triple: [C. Wright Mills, notableWork, White Collar: The American Middle Classes]
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The White Collar
The White Collar is a notable novel by Georgian writer Mikheil Javakhishvili, recognized for its critical portrayal of social and moral issues in early 20th-century Georgian society.
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B.
White Collar
White Collar is a crime drama television series that follows the unlikely partnership between a charming con artist and an FBI agent as they solve white-collar crimes in New York City.
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C.
House of Cards
House of Cards is a critically acclaimed American political drama series known for its dark portrayal of power and corruption in Washington, D.C., starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
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D.
The House of Cards
The House of Cards is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, depicting a young boy carefully building a fragile card structure in a quiet, intimate interior scene.
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E.
Billions
Billions is an American drama television series that explores the power struggles and legal battles between a U.S. Attorney and a hedge fund billionaire in New York's high-finance world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Collar: The American Middle Classes Target entity description: "White Collar: The American Middle Classes" is a seminal sociological study by C. Wright Mills that analyzes the rise, work lives, and social character of white-collar workers in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
The White Collar
The White Collar is a notable novel by Georgian writer Mikheil Javakhishvili, recognized for its critical portrayal of social and moral issues in early 20th-century Georgian society.
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B.
White Collar
White Collar is a crime drama television series that follows the unlikely partnership between a charming con artist and an FBI agent as they solve white-collar crimes in New York City.
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C.
House of Cards
House of Cards is a critically acclaimed American political drama series known for its dark portrayal of power and corruption in Washington, D.C., starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
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D.
The House of Cards
The House of Cards is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, depicting a young boy carefully building a fragile card structure in a quiet, intimate interior scene.
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E.
Billions
Billions is an American drama television series that explores the power struggles and legal battles between a U.S. Attorney and a hedge fund billionaire in New York's high-finance world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
bureaucrats
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middle managers ⓘ office workers ⓘ salesmen ⓘ |
| author | C. Wright Mills ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
growth of large corporations
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shift from independent to salaried employment ⓘ standardization of work life ⓘ |
| examines |
mass culture and its effects on the middle class
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relationship between work and personality ⓘ status and prestige in middle-class occupations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alienation of office workers
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bureaucratic control in modern society ⓘ impact of large organizations on individuals ⓘ rise of white-collar employment ⓘ social character of white-collar workers ⓘ status anxiety in the middle class ⓘ work lives of salaried employees ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Power Elite ⓘ |
| genre |
social science
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sociology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
class analysis in the United States
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critical social theory ⓘ sociology of work ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of 20th-century sociology
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seminal work in the sociology of the middle class ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American middle class
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bureaucracy ⓘ class structure in the United States ⓘ social stratification ⓘ white-collar workers ⓘ work and occupations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early analysis of the modern American middle class
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linking personal troubles of workers to broader social structures ⓘ |
| partOf | C. Wright Mills's body of critical sociology ⓘ |
| perspective | critical sociological perspective ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| timePeriodDescribed |
mid-20th century
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
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