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social services

Subject Category: B Rural and Agricultural Sociology
Definition: Organized assistance provided by public or private agencies and organizations to the members of a society.
Definition Source: ERIC Thesaurus
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/44750.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/44750
Broader Term: sociology
Narrower Term: health services; social welfare; welfare reform
Spanish: servicios sociales
Term Number: 44750

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