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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


GEOGRAPHIES OF CAPITALISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The relationship between space and the accumulation of capital, which is uneven partly due to capitalism both causing and being caused by sociospatial inequalities.

GEOGRAPHY (Search for related entries in the library)

GERMANY (Search for related entries in the library)

GERONTOLOGY 

Scope Note: The study of all aspects of aging, including biological, social and psychological.

    GHANA (Search for related entries in the library)

    GIRLS 

    GLASS CEILING (Search for related entries in the library)

    GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 

    Scope Note: A term that views citizenship as extending beyond the boundaries of the nation-state to a global level. This is particularly relevant for environmental groups.

    GLOBAL NORTH (Search for related entries in the library)

    Scope Note: Countries, predominantly in northern Europe and North America, that are relatively advanced in industrial and technological capability and economic productivity, and which concentrate capital and control over the global economy.

    GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING (Search for related entries in the library)