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.

MASS MEDIA (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

COMMUNICATION

• RELATED TERM(S)

MASS MEDIA INDUSTRY

MASS MEDIA INDUSTRY (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

SERVICE INDUSTRIES

• RELATED TERM(S)

MASS MEDIA

MASSACHUSETTS (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

UNITED STATES

• NARROWER TERM(S)

WORCESTER

MATERIALISM (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Historical approach which grounds analysis in the actual conditions of people's lives, with a focus on the forces and relations of production and reproduction. Materialist approaches can be contrasted to transhistorical theories.

• BROADER TERM(S)

PHILOSOPHY

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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

MATERNITY BENEFITS 

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PARENTAL BENEFITS

MATERNITY LEAVE 

• USE

PARENTAL BENEFITS

MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

MEDICAL CARE 

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MEDICINE

MEDICAL DOCTORS 

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PHYSICIANS

MEDICAL INSURANCE PLANS 

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HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS