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Science is a major category of academic disciplines that study human
society and social relationships. Social Science disciplines
include Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology,
History, and Linguistics, among others. Social sciences subjects are
united by a focus on understanding the workings of human society. This
could mean becoming an expert in one particular sphere, such as law or finance,
or taking a more holistic approach to understanding the causes of social
change, or the relationships between individual and state. The social sciences are a vital part of today's culture and
touch on all areas of life. the social sciences are those subjects which
examine and explain human beings. This includes a variety of ways – from
understanding how minds work, to how societies as a whole function. The major
social sciences are Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law,
Linguistics, Politics, Psychology and Sociology.