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WELFARE SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

Any organization, public or private, designed to improve health, morale, living conditions, etc., of certain groups in a community such as the poor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

bien-être social : Équivalent de l'anglais «social welfare», cette expression désigne a) un état où les satisfactions du citoyen sont optimales; b) un système assurant à l'individu concret des services susceptibles de combler ses besoins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
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