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UNRELATED PERSON [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economics
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- household income
1, record 1, English, household%20income
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The annual money income from all sources for all members of the household including income from related and unrelated subfamily members and unrelated individuals living in the household. 2, record 1, English, - household%20income
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Do not confuse with family income. 3, record 1, English, - household%20income
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Household : A person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Usually a household is a family, but it may consist of a group of unrelated persons, of two or more unrelated families living together, or of one person living alone. 4, record 1, English, - household%20income
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économique
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- revenu du ménage
1, record 1, French, revenu%20du%20m%C3%A9nage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tous les revenus qui alimentent le ménage, soit : les salaires bruts (avant déductions sociales), les revenus issus de l'activité indépendante, les rentes, les intérêts, les revenus en nature (prestations de l'employeur, cadeaux, produits du jardin), les remboursements, etc. 2, record 1, French, - revenu%20du%20m%C3%A9nage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- revenu des ménages
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ingreso del hogar
1, record 1, Spanish, ingreso%20del%20hogar
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-12-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Labour and Employment
- Sociology
- Indigenous Sociology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- accommodation of differences
1, record 2, English, accommodation%20of%20differences
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The purpose of [the Canadian Employment Equity Act] is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability and, in the fulfilment of that goal, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures and the accommodation of differences. 2, record 2, English, - accommodation%20of%20differences
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Travail et emploi
- Sociologie
- Sociologie des Autochtones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aménagements adaptés aux différences
1, record 2, French, am%C3%A9nagements%20adapt%C3%A9s%20aux%20diff%C3%A9rences
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La [loi canadienne sur l'équité en matière d'emploi] a pour objet de réaliser l'égalité en milieu de travail de façon que nul ne se voie refuser d'avantages ou de chances en matière d'emploi pour des motifs étrangers à sa compétence et, à cette fin, de corriger les désavantages subis, dans le domaine de l'emploi, par les femmes, les autochtones, les personnes handicapées et les personnes qui font partie des minorités visibles, conformément au principe selon lequel l'équité en matière d'emploi requiert, outre un traitement identique des personnes, des mesures spéciales et des aménagements adaptés aux différences. 2, record 2, French, - am%C3%A9nagements%20adapt%C3%A9s%20aux%20diff%C3%A9rences
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2019-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
- Census
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unattached individual
1, record 3, English, unattached%20individual
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Economic family type" refers to either economic families or unattached individuals.... An unattached individual is a person living either alone or with others to whom he or she is unrelated, such as roommates or a lodger. 1, record 3, English, - unattached%20individual
Record 3, Key term(s)
- un-attached individual
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Recensement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- personne seule
1, record 3, French, personne%20seule
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le type de familles économiques inclut les familles économiques et les personnes seules. […] Une personne seule est une personne qui vit seule ou avec d'autres personnes avec lesquelles elle n'a aucun lien de parenté, par exemple un colocataire ou un pensionnaire. 1, record 3, French, - personne%20seule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- precordial pain
1, record 4, English, precordial%20pain
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Precordial pain constitutes the most common type of chest pain. It is usually located to the left of the sternum, especially in the region the cardiac apex. Such pain may be mild or moderate, is usually fleeting, stabbing, or sticking in character, and is unrelated to physical activity. Although it may occasionally radiate to other areas, it is usually localized. This type of pain tends to occur in the highly emotional or tense person and is rarely caused by organic heart disease. 2, record 4, English, - precordial%20pain
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- algie précordiale
1, record 4, French, algie%20pr%C3%A9cordiale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- douleur précordiale 1, record 4, French, douleur%20pr%C3%A9cordiale
correct, feminine noun
- précordialgie 1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9cordialgie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut penser à des algies précordiales lorsqu'un sujet se plaint de douleurs subites et de courte durée, survenant sans cause apparente (et notamment en dehors de tout effort, ou de toute marche), siégeant en un point précis de l'hémithorax gauche - le plus souvent au niveau de la pointe du cœur-, à type de pincement ou de piqûre d'aiguille, sans irradiation et sans angoisse. 1, record 4, French, - algie%20pr%C3%A9cordiale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «algie précordiale» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 2, record 4, French, - algie%20pr%C3%A9cordiale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-09-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- communal urn grave
1, record 5, English, communal%20urn%20grave
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- collective urn grave 2, record 5, English, collective%20urn%20grave
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even alternative burial forms on the cemetery like the communal urn grave-in which many unrelated people are buried in one plot with each person receiving a simple name plaque-go unmentioned. 1, record 5, English, - communal%20urn%20grave
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tombe cinéraire commune
1, record 5, French, tombe%20cin%C3%A9raire%20commune
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tombe située dans un cimetière et dans laquelle sont déposées les urnes de personnes sans relation familiale. 2, record 5, French, - tombe%20cin%C3%A9raire%20commune
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-03-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- semantic memory
1, record 6, English, semantic%20memory
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The memory] of general knowledge about the meanings of concepts, words and objects. 2, record 6, English, - semantic%20memory
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
People with dementia may be unable to recall past events, but in most cases they are still able to reproduce meaningful relationships, because what is called "semantic memory" remains relatively intact. That memory is what enables people to assign meaning to what they experience in the present, unrelated to their personal history.... semantic memory makes it possible for a person with dementia to interact in meaningful ways in the present, enabling them to recognize and reproduce cultural patterns. 3, record 6, English, - semantic%20memory
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mémoire sémantique
1, record 6, French, m%C3%A9moire%20s%C3%A9mantique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire qui englobe [...] l'information générale ou singulière pour les faits et les connaissances. 2, record 6, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mémoire sémantique permet d'accumuler tout au long de notre vie des connaissances générales sur le monde (historiques, géographiques, artistiques et scientifiques), que nous partageons en fait avec un grand nombre d'individus et plus particulièrement avec ceux de notre culture [...] 2, record 6, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20s%C3%A9mantique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1995-03-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Census
- Sociology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unrelated individual 1, record 7, English, unrelated%20individual
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- unrelated person 1, record 7, English, unrelated%20person
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Recensement
- Sociologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- personne non apparentée
1, record 7, French, personne%20non%20apparent%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Glossaire du recensement de 1991 - version du 31 mars 1995. 1, record 7, French, - personne%20non%20apparent%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Mental Disorders
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- loosening of associations
1, record 8, English, loosening%20of%20associations
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thinking characterized by speech in which ideas shift from one subject to another that is completely unrelated or only obliquely related to the first without the speaker's showing any awareness that the topics are unconnected. Statements that lack a meaningful relationship may be juxtaposed, or the person may shift idiosyncratically from one frame of reference to another. When loosening of associations is severe, speech may be incoherent. The term is generally not applied when abrupt shifts in topics are associated with a nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech(as in flight of ideas). Example : Interviewer :"What did you think of the whole Watergate affair?" Subject :"You know I didn’t tune in on that, I felt so bad about it. But it seemed to get so murky, and everybody's reports were so negative. Huh, I thought, I don’t want any part of this, and I don’t care who was in on it, and all I could figure out was Artie had something to do with it. Artie was trying to flush the bathroom toilet of the White House or something. She was trying to do something fairly simple. The tour guests stuck or something. She got blamed because the water overflowed, went down in the basement, down, to the kitchen. They had a, they were going to have to repaint and restore the White House room, the enormous living room. And then it was at this reunion they were having. ’And it's just such a mess and I just thought, well, I’m just going to pretend like I don’t even know what's going on. So I came downstairs and cause I pretended like I didn’t know what was going on, I slipped on the floor of the kitchen, cracking my toe, when I was teaching some kids how to do some double dives". Loosening of associations may be seen in Schizophrenia, Manic Episodes, and other psychotic disorders. 1, record 8, English, - loosening%20of%20associations
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- relâchement des associations
1, record 8, French, rel%C3%A2chement%20des%20associations
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pensée caractérisée par un discours où les idées passent d'un sujet à un autre n'ayant aucun rapport ou un rapport lointain, l'un avec l'autre, sans que le locuteur manifeste la moindre conscience de cette absence de relation. Des affirmations sans relations compréhensibles entre elles peuvent être juxtaposées. L'individu peut également passer de manière idiosyncrasique d'un registre de référence à un autre. Lorsque le relâchement des associations est marqué, le discours peut être incohérent. Ce terme n'est généralement pas appliqué lorsque, à des changements brusques de thèmes, est associé un flot rapide presque ininterrompu du discours comme dans la fuite des idées. Exemple : Interlocuteur : « Qu'avez-vous pensé de l'affaire du Watergate?» Patient: «Vous savez, je ne suis pas branché là-dessus. Cela m'a tellement affecté. Mais cela avait l'air si embrouillé et tout le monde avait l'air d'en penser du mal. J'ai pensé en moi-même : je ne veux rien savoir de cela et je me fous de savoir qui était dedans et ce que j'ai compris, c'est qu'Artie avait quelque à voir là-dedans. Artie a essayé de tirer la chasse d'eau des toilettes de la salle de bains de la Maison Blanche, ou quelque chose comme ça. Ce qu'elle a essayé de faire était très simple. Les visiteurs ont été bloqués ou je ne sais quoi. On l'a réprimandée parce que l'eau a débordé et a coulé au rez-de-chaussée dans la cuisine: ils allaient devoir repeindre et restaurer l'énorme salle de séjour de la Maison Blanche. Et puis, c'était à cette réunion qu'ils étaient; et c'était tellement embrouillé que j'ai pensé que j'allais faire comme si je ne savais pas ce qui se passait. Alors je suis descendu et, parce que je faisais comme si je ne savais pas ce qui se passait, j'ai glissé sur le carrelage de la cuisine et je me suis fait mal au pied quand j'apprenais aux gosses à faire un saut périlleux ». Le relâchement des associations peut s'observer dans la Schizophrénie, les Épisodes maniaque 1, record 8, French, - rel%C3%A2chement%20des%20associations
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- occupancy standard 1, record 9, English, occupancy%20standard
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- occupancy standards 1, record 9, English, occupancy%20standards
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Many municipalities... impose occupancy standards relating to the social composition of households--restricting the residence of unrelated roomers, for example--which have the effect of constraining the available supply of housing for certain groups. An occupancy standard can also be expressed as a numerical value when it is based on the number of bedrooms needed to accommodate households of different sizes and compositions adequately but not luxuriously. For example, a one person household requires a bachelor unit, a two-person household, a one-bedroom unit, a four-person household with children of different sex requires a three-bedroom unit, etc. 1, record 9, English, - occupancy%20standard
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- norme d'occupation 1, record 9, French, norme%20d%27occupation
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- normes d'occupation 1, record 9, French, normes%20d%27occupation
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour ne citer... qu'un exemple sur lequel nous reviendrons, des recherches détaillées sur les surfaces par personne nous font penser que le perfectionnement des aménagements intérieurs ne permet de réduire les normes d'occupation des logements que dans des proportions minimes. 1, record 9, French, - norme%20d%27occupation
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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