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DIY  

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  • Do-it-yourself refers to people providing for themselves services that they could be expected to pay a professional to provide. While a vast range of activities can be undertaken under the label of do-it-yourself (DIY), the term emerged as a recognizable cultural phenomenon in relation to home maintenance and repair, and that remains its core field of reference and is the main focus of this entry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Do-It-Yourself]

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  • do-it-yourself

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/DIY

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