Social Sciences

Definition of Social Sciences as it relates to Cultures, European Culture, Germanic Culture

The Social Sciences category encompasses the scientific study of human society and social relationships, including their origins, development, organization, and institutions. It is concerned with cultures, which are shared patterns of behaviors, beliefs, values, customs, traditions, and artifacts that groups of people use to cope with their world and with one another. European Culture, a subset of this category, pertains to the social sciences focused on the shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts of peoples living in Europe or descendants of Europeans around the globe. Germanic Culture is a subcategory of European culture that specifically refers to the social sciences examining the shared patterns of behavior, belief, custom, tradition, value, and artifact among peoples who speak Germanic languages, such as Germans, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and English-speaking cultures.

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