social science
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For example, the bottom quartile of architecture and engineering majors earn far less than the top quartile of humanities and social science majors. — Melissa Korn, WSJ, "Some 43% of College Grads Are Underemployed in First Job," 26 Oct. 2018 But correlation does not imply causation, as every social science student knows. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "Washington’s paradox: Progressive politics but regressive tax system," 23 Oct. 2018 There are a lot of powerful explanations in history and social sciences that don’t involve narrative. — Angela Chen, The Verge, "How History Gets Things Wrong," 5 Oct. 2018 Graff and fellow co-leader Eva de la Riva — Oakton professor of psychology and co-chair of the behavioral and social sciences department — gave a presentation to trustees about the program during the Board of Trustees meeting. — Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, "Students praise Oakton college retention program, faculty want more support for it," 23 Apr. 2018 Historically, tagged content has also been over-emphasized by social science researchers for many of the same reasons. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "How Pro-Eating Disorder Posts Evade Filters on Social Media," 13 June 2018 Smaller buildings will be demolished to make room for a multi-use facility for business, social sciences and administrative offices. — Priscella Vega, latimes.com, "Golden West College construction projects aim to build a future of ‘innovation and invention’," 4 July 2018 Other social science research has found that voters struggle to attribute policy outcomes to the political actors who were actually responsible. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "Study: election reforms in Brazil might have saved children’s lives. Here’s how.," 3 Dec. 2018 The op-ed cited social science that shows the perpetuation of American Indian stereotypes causes deep psychological consequences affecting the physical and emotional well-being of people, especially children. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, "How long is 'NEVER'? NFL team owner Dan Snyder at five years and counting," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'social science.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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