Thesaurus

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• 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.

ACTIVISM (Search for related entries in the library)

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

UNIONS

ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A long-term reduction in a person's capacity to perform the average kind or amount of activities associated with his or her age group. Frequently used in surveys relating to population health and welfare as a measure of disability.

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DISABILITY

HEALTH

ACTORS 

• USE

ARTISTS

ADOLESCENTS 

• USE

YOUTH

ADULTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The segment of the population approximately between the ages of twenty-five and sixty-five years. The is a socially constructed life stage and population, but is consistently used in survey research.

• BROADER TERM(S)

AGE GROUPS

PERSONS

• RELATED TERM(S)

PARENTS

AFFIRMITIVE ACTION PROGRAMS 

Scope Note: Such programs identify and redress systemic barriers in workplaces and unions for equity-seeking groups. They recognize that treating a disadvantaged group the same as a privileged group will not produce equality.

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AGE DISCRIMINATION

DESIGNATED SEATS

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

GENDER DISCRIMINATION

HIRING PRACTICES

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

RACE DISCRIMINATION

AFL-CIO (Search for related entries in the library)

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

AFRICA (Search for related entries in the library)

• NARROWER TERM(S)

BURKINA FASO

ERITREA

ETHIOPIA

GHANA

KENYA

NIGERIA

SOMALIA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SUDAN

UGANDA

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ARAB COUNTRIES

AFRICAN AMERICANS (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

AMERICANS

• RELATED TERM(S)

AFRICAN CANADIANS

AFRICAN CANADIANS (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

CANADIANS

• RELATED TERM(S)

AFRICAN AMERICANS