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'''Social science''' is the [[wikipedia:Branches of science|branch]] of [[wikipedia:science|science]] devoted to the study of [[wikipedia:society|societies]] and the [[wikipedia:Social relation|relationships]] among [[wikipedia:individual|individual]]s within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of [[wikipedia:sociology|sociology]], the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of [[wikipedia:academic discipline|academic discipline]]s, including [[wikipedia:anthropology|anthropology]], [[wikipedia:archaeology|archaeology]], [[wikipedia:economics|economics]], [[wikipedia:human geography|human geography]], [[wikipedia:linguistics|linguistics]], [[wikipedia:management science|management science]], [[wikipedia:political science|political science]], [[wikipedia:psychology|psychology]], and [[wikipedia:history|history]]. (For a more detailed list of sub-disciplines within the social sciences see: [[wikipedia:Outline of social science|Outline of social science]].)
'''Social science''' is the [[wikipedia:Branches of science|branch]] of [[wikipedia:science|science]] devoted to the study of [[wikipedia:society|societies]] and the [[wikipedia:Social relation|relationships]] among [[wikipedia:individual|individual]]s within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of [[wikipedia:sociology|sociology]], the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of [[wikipedia:academic discipline|academic discipline]]s, including [[wikipedia:anthropology|anthropology]], [[wikipedia:archaeology|archaeology]], [[wikipedia:economics|economics]], [[wikipedia:human geography|human geography]], [[wikipedia:linguistics|linguistics]], [[wikipedia:management science|management science]], [[wikipedia:political science|political science]], [[wikipedia:psychology|psychology]], and [[wikipedia:history|history]]. (For a more detailed list of sub-disciplines within the social sciences see: [[wikipedia:Outline of social science|Outline of social science]].)
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