Social Science - Definitions - Unit 2 Section 1

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Social Science - A Definition Social Science is the Scientific Study of Organized Human Groups. Scientific Study ~ Scientific knowledge is knowledge that has been systematically gathered, classified, related and interpreted.

The major source of definitions and the methodological steps is:

Elgin F. Hunt and David C. Colander, Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society Ninth Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.

Other sources are based on various research materials, and general references: Microsoft Encarta and Bookshelf.

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