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  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE 

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH MODEL 

SOCIAL LOCATION (VAR) (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The interaction between economic, political and social conditions (e.g., age, ethnicity, gender, social class, disability) that shape a person's actions, identities, and consciousness. Also includes processes of categorization associated with that person.

SOCIAL MINIMA (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The benefits ensuing from minimum acceptable conditions of employment.

SOCIAL MINIMUMS 

SOCIAL NETWORKS 

Scope Note: Connections between family members and ethnic and cultural communities that organize migration and settlement. The degree of resources in social networks is influenced by the context of reception.

SOCIAL REPRODUCTION 

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS 

SOCIAL SECURITY (Search for related entries in the library)

SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS