social studies
plural noun
: a part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology
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The conservative-leaning Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state's plan to integrate Bible instruction and paused the implementation of new social studies standards after legal challenges argued that the measures violated the separation of church and state and open-meetings rules.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lindberg remained a friendly presence in the heavy-music world and taught social studies in a Gothenberg middle school during respites from touring.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Donnell is currently enrolled in the fourth year of his high school’s Teaching as a Profession pathway and working towards completing his practicum hours at Christiana Middle School in pursuit of his goal to become a middle school social studies teacher.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Lindberg remained a friendly presence in the heavy-music world and taught social studies in a Gothenberg middle school during respites from touring.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Donnell is currently enrolled in the fourth year of his high school’s Teaching as a Profession pathway and working towards completing his practicum hours at Christiana Middle School in pursuit of his goal to become a middle school social studies teacher.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social studies
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“Social studies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20studies. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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