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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


INEQUALITY 

INFANTS 

INFORMAL CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Care for elderly, children or those with illness and/or disability by friends, family, volunteers or paid providers hired privately by families or individuals. Most are women. Among informal paid providers, many are migrant workers.

INFORMAL ECONOMY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An employment and business economy that operates without full knowledge and cooperation of the state and regulatory bodies.

INFORMAL LEADERSHIP 

Scope Note: Leadership by those who are not in formal or elected leadership positions; women frequently play this under-valued and often not recognized role in unions, political parties, and other organizations.

INFORMAL SECTOR 

INFORMATICS 

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 

INFORMATION SOCIETY (Search for related entries in the library)