The new era that is upon us that combines the shift from manufacturing to a service/information economy with microchip technology, the global economy, and the rapid movement of capital.

The investment choices that involve the movement of corporate monies from one investment to another.

Industries which are characterized by increased output and employment, and are involved in the production of high-tech products (e.g., Computers, fiber optics, bioengineering, and robotics.)

Manufacturing industries that have experienced declines in both output and employment.

Employment arrangements in which employees work for an employer as "temporaries" or as "independent contractors," thus enabling employers to save money on salaries, unemployment compensation, training, and career advancement.

The current generation of poor who are much more trapped in poverty than their counterparts from generations ago.

The current population shift which is transforming u.s. society. These new residents are primarily latino and asian (not european as was the case of earlier immigration eras).

The process in which individuals or groups adopt the culture of another group, losing their original identity in the process.