social studies
plural noun
: 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
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The new class will count as one of the three mandatory social studies credits in the state’s foundation high school program.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
The project, from 20th TV, Kwapis’ In Cahoots and Rachel Kaplan’s Absecon Entertainment, is adapted from Keith Sharon’s article of the same name about a Tennessee high school social studies teacher who created an after school forensics class.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
It’s organized by Zach Spoor, chairman for social studies, foreign languages and art at Stagg.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Our city should not prop up institutions that fail to offer children a basic education in math, English, science and social studies.
—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
The project, from 20th TV, Kwapis’ In Cahoots and Rachel Kaplan’s Absecon Entertainment, is adapted from Keith Sharon’s article of the same name about a Tennessee high school social studies teacher who created an after school forensics class.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
It’s organized by Zach Spoor, chairman for social studies, foreign languages and art at Stagg.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Our city should not prop up institutions that fail to offer children a basic education in math, English, science and social studies.
—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for social studies
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“Social studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20studies. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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