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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Search for related entries in the library)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Technological objects and processes related to the creation, manipulation, communication, and storage of information and data.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY (Search for related entries in the library)

INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The formal and informal structures that, together with regulatory contexts, contribute to shaping patterns of labour force participation, the gender contract, and employment and social policies.

INSTITUTIONS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The organizations and systems that shape social relations (e.g., family, religions, the state).

INSURANCE (Search for related entries in the library)

INSURANCE INDUSTRY (Search for related entries in the library)

INTERGENERATIONAL CARE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Informal health care provided to seniors by younger family members as part of a family obligation. The extent of care is dependent upon the availability of formal care, patient/caregiver characteristics, and cultural and economic factors.

INTERNAL MIGRANTS 

Scope Note: Migrants who move within a country, as opposed to outside of its national borders.

INTERNAL MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement or relocation of a person within a country.