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WELFARE MOTHER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Audio-Visual Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Breaking Out
1, record 1, English, Breaking%20Out
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Video produced in 1986 by Full Frame Film and Video Distribution, Toronto, Ontario. A docu-drama based on interviews with women whose marriages have broken up. The character in the dramatizations is a real single mother, Carol Lalonde, who relives her experience of confronting the indifference of state welfare and court institutions 1, record 1, English, - Breaking%20Out
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents audio-visuels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Breaking Out
1, record 1, French, Breaking%20Out
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vidéo produite en 1986 par Full Frame Film and Video Distribution, Toronto (Ontario). 1, record 1, French, - Breaking%20Out
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- visiting homemaker
1, record 2, English, visiting%20homemaker
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- homemaker 2, record 2, English, homemaker
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A welfare worker placed by a social agency to take care of a family during the absence or illness of the mother. 3, record 2, English, - visiting%20homemaker
Record 2, Key term(s)
- visiting housekeeper
- mother's helper
- home helper
- home aid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- auxiliaire familial
1, record 2, French, auxiliaire%20familial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- auxiliaire familiale 2, record 2, French, auxiliaire%20familiale
correct, feminine noun
- aide familial 3, record 2, French, aide%20familial
correct, masculine noun
- aide familiale 4, record 2, French, aide%20familiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne chargée d'assurer certains services essentiels aux membres d'une famille (principalement aux enfants) pendant l'absence temporaire de la mère. 5, record 2, French, - auxiliaire%20familial
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
auxiliaire familiale : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 6, record 2, French, - auxiliaire%20familial
Record 2, Key term(s)
- auxiliaire ménagère
- aide maternelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Servicios sociales y trabajo social
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- auxiliar familiar
1, record 2, Spanish, auxiliar%20familiar
masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- welfare father
1, record 3, English, welfare%20father
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- welfare mother 2, record 3, English, welfare%20mother
correct
- welfare parent 1, record 3, English, welfare%20parent
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
welfare mother : a woman who is on relief because she has small children and no husband to support them. 2, record 3, English, - welfare%20father
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See single-parent. 1, record 3, English, - welfare%20father
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- parent assisté
1, record 3, French, parent%20assist%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mère assistée 1, record 3, French, m%C3%A8re%20assist%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
- père assisté 1, record 3, French, p%C3%A8re%20assist%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir famille monoparentale. 1, record 3, French, - parent%20assist%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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