How would you differentiate social studies from social sciences?

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warayen_aton asks:

[In the following article, y]ou said that social studies is the study of people. If so, how would you differentiate social studies from social sciences? Thank you. God Bless!

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Allyn Anderson

Jul 20, 2010

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Often the term is used as the same thing in a school setting. The words "social studies" is often used at the elementary or middle school level to indicated a specific class your child may take. It can even be used in high school as a comprehensive name for several classes, such as Sociology, Psychology, Economics, World History, U.S. History, or Government. However, I see the words "social sciences" at the high school or college levels more frequently. Again, they are like an "umbrella" name for several related subjects. Hope this helps.

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dgraab , Parent writes:

Hi, According to the article you visited before posting your question...

"Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence."

The first paragraph elaborates on several different social sciences that are typically included in social studies programs in school, including: anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology.

Social studies combines these individual social sciences with humanities, mathematics and natural sciences.

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