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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There is ongoing research at the interface of meteorology and social sciences to answer such questions.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
October 10, 2024 There was a time when business leaders and managers didn’t worry so much about psychology or other social science research.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Oct. 2024
On the left, all the way to the back, down the stairs, past mythology and social sciences.
—Casey McQuiston, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Students majoring in education, social sciences, history and agricultural and natural resources turned out at the highest rates; those in engineering and technical fields, at the lowest.
—Jon Marcus, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
October 10, 2024 There was a time when business leaders and managers didn’t worry so much about psychology or other social science research.
—Harvard Business Review, 10 Oct. 2024
On the left, all the way to the back, down the stairs, past mythology and social sciences.
—Casey McQuiston, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Students majoring in education, social sciences, history and agricultural and natural resources turned out at the highest rates; those in engineering and technical fields, at the lowest.
—Jon Marcus, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Social science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20science. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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