social studies
social studies
noun plural: a course of study that deals with human relationships and the way society works
Full Definition of SOCIAL STUDIES
: a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
First Known Use of SOCIAL STUDIES
1926
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