Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Peace Corps

It was established in 1961 and made an independent agency in 1981. Its mission is to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, and to help promote better mutual understanding between Americans and citizens of other countries. (United States Government Manual, 2006-2007, pg497)

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Abstract

It was established in 1961 and made an independent agency in 1981. Its mission is to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, and to help promote better mutual understanding between Americans and citizens of other countries. (United States Government Manual, 2006-2007, pg497)

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1 entry terms
  • Peace Corps (U.S.)

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

add UNITED STATES; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

2008

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  • Government Agencies (1979-2007)

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  1. I01w.409w.418w.750.099w
  2. N03w.540w.348w.500w.500.099w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peace Corps. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054704. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054704
  2. Peace Corps. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Corps
  3. Peace Corps. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458620