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FOYER HEBERGEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Social Problems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe house
1, record 1, English, safe%20house
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- safe home 2, record 1, English, safe%20home
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A home which offers a bed only and which provides residency for several weeks during which the victimized woman takes steps to reorganize her life. 3, record 1, English, - safe%20house
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Safe home networks are generally made up of several private homes whose owners offer to put up battered women and their children for very brief periods of time until they can be transported to a transition house. 3, record 1, English, - safe%20house
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the Regroupement provincial des maisons d'hébergement et de transition, a safe house is one type of transition house, the other being a second-stage shelter which offers long-term support. 3, record 1, English, - safe%20house
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison d'hébergement
1, record 1, French, maison%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- foyer d'hébergement 1, record 1, French, foyer%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, masculine noun
- famille d'hébergement 2, record 1, French, famille%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les réseaux de maisons d'hébergement sont habituellement formés de plusieurs maisons privées dont les propriétaires acceptent d'accueillir les femmes battues et leurs enfants. 1, record 1, French, - maison%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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