social studies

noun

1. a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.

social studies

noun

1. functioning as singular the study of how people live and organize themselves in society, embracing geography, history, economics, and other subjects

Word History and Origins

Origin of social studies¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

I think of teachers like my 10th grade social studies teacher Mrs. Tarter.

From Salon

In actuality, if the hyper-polarization of American politics and the growing discourse around social media’s habit-forming tendencies are any indication, we politics nerds are no more prepared to set limits without structural support than the teenagers attached to their smartphones in the recent docuseries “Social Studies.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bryan Rogers, a social studies teacher at the school since 2012, was accused of annoying or molesting a minor, though it was not clear if the victim was a student, according to KOVR-TV in Stockton.

From Los Angeles Times

The groundbreaking ‘Social Studies’ shows us what that looks like in real time.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a “scared straight” aspect to “Social Studies,” which seems to be aimed at parents who may not know what their children are doing while hunched over their phones, who have somehow avoided all of the recent research about the impact of digital dependence on young people.

From Los Angeles Times