Social sciences

The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. They diverge from the arts and humanities in that the social sciences emphasize the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods.

Related Topics:
Arts - Humanities - Scientific method - Quantitative - Qualitative

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The social sciences are also known pejoratively as the soft sciences in contrast to the hard sciences. Many social scientists also refer to their discipline as the harder sciences, given the complexity of their subject matter.

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Social science theories typically deal with aggregated, not individual, behaviour.

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