John and many others worked in a manufacturing plant that paid good benefits and wages, but it has recently automated. John and his co-workers have been forced to find lower-paying service work jobs. What does John's experience exemplify?
A. deinstitutionalization
B. outsourcing
C. deindustrialization
D. Fordism
Answer: C
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A. EI can be viewed as an ability that reflects the person's success at processing emotional information and using it appropriately in social contexts. B. EI has been applied to a wide variety of situations from everyday social cognition and problem solving to bullying to business to leadership. C. EI decreases with age. D. EI has been mapped onto brain structures.
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a. family of orientation b. blended family c. family of procreation d. extended family
Benito is making a presentation in his speech class about bilingual education. Which statement about bilingual education is TRUE?
a. In 1954, California was the first state to pass a law requiring bilingual education if parents requested it from the schools. b. Texas, New York, and New Mexico have enacted policies to greatly curb bilingual education. c. Bilingual education was implemented in the 1970s and 1980s by teaching children primarily in English for the first two years and then transitioning back and forth between languages after this period. d. Bilingual education has a long history in the United States and was used to help immigrants learn English in the nineteenth century.
In the United States, there is a movement that advocates a living wage for all full-time employees. Specifically, they would like to see legislation passed that would mandate that all businesses that employ more than 50 people pay their laborers wages that would allow them to live above the poverty line. This can be classified as a ______ movement.
A. reformist B. utopian C. reactionary D. revolutionary