ciencias sociales

Definitions of ciencias sociales
  1. noun
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
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    educación cívica
    the social science of municipal affairs
    antropología
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
    ciencias políticas, gobierno, política
    the study of government of states and other political units
    economía doméstica
    theory and practice of homemaking
    ciencias económicas, económicas
    the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    sociología
    the study and classification of human societies
    arqueología
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
    etnografía
    the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
    etnología
    the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
    antropología física
    the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
    antropología cultural, antropología social
    the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
    geopolítica
    the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
    econometría
    the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
    criminología
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
    demografía
    the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
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    ciencias, disciplina científica
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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