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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.
SOCIAL BENEFITS (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Entitlements, varying by country, provided through the welfare state (e.g., pensions, unemployment insurance).
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SOCIAL CAPITAL (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: The social contacts or social structures that may enhance a person's occupational and labour market success, socioeconomic status, and settlement. Often used "as a label for the positive effects of sociability" (Portes 1998:22).
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SOCIAL CARE (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Emotional and social support that is frequently combined with other means of assistance for daily living (e.g., child care, food preparation, laundry, personal support care).
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SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
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SOCIAL CHANGE (Search for related entries in the library)
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SOCIAL CLASSES (Search for related entries in the library)
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SOCIAL CONDITIONS (Search for related entries in the library)
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A theoretical approach that assumes political, economic, ideological and cultural forces shape social reality (e.g., gender, sexuality), which is often contrasted to essentialist theories that emphasize transhistorical, universal forces.
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER
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SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE
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