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–people, groups and communitiesTerm not used for indexing
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adopted peopleAdults who were adopted as children or young people.
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+adults
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vulnerable adultsUse for people with learning difficulties, mental health problems, older people and disabled people who are vulnerable and eligible to use services.
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armed forces personnel
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+black and minority ethnic people
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African Caribbean people
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African people
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+Asian people
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Chinese people
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Japanese people
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Korean people
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South Asian peoplePeople from the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Vietnamese people
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gypsies
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Hispanic people
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Irish people
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Jewish people
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mixed race people
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travellersIncludes Irish, Scottish and New Age travellers.
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+carersPeople who provide unpaid care and support to relatives, neighbours and friends. For discussions of informal care use "informal care".
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young carersChildren and young persons under 18 who provide care, assistance and support to another family member.
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+communitiesSocial units having common interests or rights within a larger society. They need not be geographically defined.
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capacity buildingDeveloping the means to help groups, communities or individuals to take control of their own affairs and solve their own problems.
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neighbourhoodsApplies to a geographical area small enough for residents to have familiarity with one another.
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disabled peopleUse for discussions of general policy and where the nature of the disability is not defined.
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ethnicityA sense of being different though national origin, language, and/or religion.
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+gender
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men
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women
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+groupsGroups of people.
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gangs
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interest groups
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peer groupsGroup of people with same social standing or status.
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socioeconomic groups
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+support groups
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self-help groups
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+homeless people
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rough sleepers
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single homeless people
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housebound people
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indigenous peopleUse with the name of a country.
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isolated peopleApplies to socially isolated people.
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+LGBT people
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bisexual people
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gay men
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lesbians
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+transgendered people
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transsexual people
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+migrantsPeople moving from one region or country to another, including migrant workers.
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immigrantsPeople moving to a country where they were not born, to permanently settle there.
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missing persons
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+multicultural societyUse for broad discussions of societies and communities where multiple cultures live together in a an environment where culture difference is valued.
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cultural identityThe sense of belonging an individal feels towards an ethnic or cultural group. Includes a person's perceptions, behaviours, feelings, heritage and sense of belonging.
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Muslims
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neighbours
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+older people
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very old peoplePeople over 80.
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partnersPeople in a social or marital relationship, rather than a business relationship.
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+population
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demographicsStudies the statistics and trends of an area's population such as age, sex, income, education, etc.
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+migrationThe act or process of people moving from one region or country to another.
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immigrationThe process of people coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
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+refugeesPeople who have fled their countries and are unable to return.
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+asylum seekersA person who has applied for refugee status and is awaiting a decision.
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unaccompanied asylum seeking children
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residents
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+service usersGeneral term for all those who receive a social work or social care service.
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involuntary clientsPeople compelled to be recipients of social work or medical services.
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self-fundersPeople who pay for some or all of their social care and support.
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+staff-user relationshipsRelationships with staff other than social workers eg nurses, occupational therapists.
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social worker-service user relationships
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+user participation
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co-production
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co-production
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+user participation
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co-production
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co-production
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user views
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survivorsPeople who have survived violence, disasters, child abuse etc.
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