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social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > significant others

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Preferred term

significant others

Definition(s)

Nonrelated people who may have an impact on the individuals in treatment, although not necessarily the same type of emotional impact and influence that the natural family unit has. (2. [Source: The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy; significant others]

Broader concept(s)

human relationships

Narrower concept(s)

neighbors

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LGJRTKBB-R

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