Thesaurus

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definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries

• 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
• USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
• BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
• NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
• RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.

ETHICS (Search for related entries in the library)

• NARROWER TERM(S)

BUSINESS ETHICS

• RELATED TERM(S)

PHILOSOPHY

ETHIOPIA 

• BROADER TERM(S)

AFRICA

ETHNIC COMPOSITION 

• USE

ETHNIC ORIGIN

ETHNIC ECONOMY (Search for related entries in the library)

• RELATED TERM(S)

ETHNIC ORIGIN

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

ETHNIC MINORITIES 

• USE

VISIBLE MINORITIES

ETHNIC ORIGIN (Search for related entries in the library)

• RELATED TERM(S)

ETHNIC ECONOMY

ETHNIC RELATIONS

MULTICULTURALISM

• USED FOR

ETHNIC COMPOSITION

ETHNICITY

ETHNIC RELATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

• NARROWER TERM(S)

CULTURE CONFLICT

• RELATED TERM(S)

ETHNIC ORIGIN

ETHNICITY 

• USE

ETHNIC ORIGIN

ETHNOCENTRISM 

Scope Note: The tendency to view and/or judge other groups and cultures in terms of, or according to the standards of, one's own culture. Often includes the tendency to assume the inherent superiority of one's own group or culture.

• NARROWER TERM(S)

EUROCENTRISM

• RELATED TERM(S)

NATIONALISM

RACISM

EU 

• USE

EUROPEAN UNION