maatschappijwetenschap

Definitions of maatschappijwetenschap
  1. noun
    the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
    synonyms: maatschappijleer, sociologie
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    antropologie
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
    politicologie
    the study of government of states and other political units
    huishoudkunde, huishoudwetenschappen
    theory and practice of homemaking
    economie, staathuishoudkunde
    the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
    sociologie
    the study and classification of human societies
    archeologie, oudheidkunde, paleologie
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
    etnografie, rassenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
    etnologie, rassenkunde, rassenonderzoek, volkenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
    volkenkunde
    the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
    geopolitiek
    the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
    econometrie
    the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
    criminologie
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
    demografie, demologie, ecologie
    the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
    type of:
    evangelie, leer, leerstelsel, theorie, wetenschap
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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