social science
noun
1
: a branch of science that deals with the institutions and functioning of human society and with the interpersonal relationships of individuals as members of society
2
: a science (such as economics or political science) dealing with a particular phase or aspect of human society
social scientist
noun
Examples of social science in a Sentence
Economics is a social science.
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Basically, those are college prep courses in history/social science, English, math, a foreign language, a laboratory science, visual and performing arts, and a college preparatory elective.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Eileen Graham, associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University School of Medicine, added that the pandemic likely made people more vulnerable to isolation.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
But modeling is still a side job; a student of social sciences, Tage lives with his family in Stockholm.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
There is ongoing research at the interface of meteorology and social sciences to answer such questions.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Eileen Graham, associate professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University School of Medicine, added that the pandemic likely made people more vulnerable to isolation.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
But modeling is still a side job; a student of social sciences, Tage lives with his family in Stockholm.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
There is ongoing research at the interface of meteorology and social sciences to answer such questions.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Social science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20science. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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