social science

Social science is the study of people and relationships. (noun)

An example of social science is anthropology.

See social science in Webster's New World College Dictionary

the study of people living together in groups, families, etc., and their customs, activities, etc.
any of several fields of study, as economics, political science, or anthropology, dealing with the structure of society and the activity of its members

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See social science in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society.
A scholarly or scientific discipline that deals with such study, generally regarded as including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and history.

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