What does the term ‘offshoring' mean?

a. It refers to a type of fishing, usually done off the coast of Florida that is illegal because it uses nets to capture fish.
b. It refers to a business practice of moving jobs and industries off of American soil to countries where the labor costs are cheaper.
c. It refers to a new form of energy exploration, designed to put less emphasis on foreign oil in the United States to make this country more independent of oil-producing countries.
d. It refers to a labor practice that brings in new immigrants to the United States who will work for less money than native-born Americans.


B

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A. Some prisoners on death row are federal prisoners. B. Some states do not have or use the death penalty. C. The Bureau of Justice Statistics provides incomplete data. D. Inmate statistics are notoriously difficult to obtain in certain states.

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a. painful b. fast c. easy d. lonely

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A. a central route to persuasion B. a double bind C. metacommunication D. a mixed message

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