Social Sciences

Social SciencesA group of academic disciplines that examine society and how people interact and develop as a culture.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATIONSubclass H Social sciences (General)Subclass HA StatisticsSubclass HB Economic theory. DemographySubclass HC Economic history and conditionsSubclass HD Industries. Land use. LaborSubclass HE Transportation and communicationsSubclass HF CommerceSubclass HG FinanceSubclass HJ Public financeSubclass HM Sociology (General)Subclass HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reformSubclass HQ The family. Marriage. WomenSubclass HS Societies: secret, benevolent

DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION300Social sciences300Social sciences, sociology & anthropology310Statistics320Political science330Economics340Law350Public administration & military science360Social problems & social services370Education380Commerce, communications & transportation390Customs, etiquette & folklore

Subclass HA Statistics

310Statistics

StatisticsStatistics is the study of the collection,

organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments.

Subclass HB Economic theory. DemographySubclass HC Economic history and

conditionsSubclass HG FinanceSubclass HJ Public finance

330Economics

EconomicsEconomics is a social science which

analyzes the production, consumption and distribution of goods and services. Economics attempts to explain how economies and economic agents work, and applies models in order to analyze primarily business finance, and government. 

Microeconomics

Microeconomics is the most essential in understanding the economy as a system. The prefix "micro-" refers to small-scale interaction and refers to households as firms interacting in the market for consumption of goods. Some of the most vital topics in the study of microeconomics are markets, efficiency, supply and demand, opportunity cost, game theory and market failure.

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics, unlike microeconomics, examines the economy as a whole. The prefix "macro-" refers to large-scale interactions. Some topics included in macroeconomics are inflation, GDP (gross domestic product), pricing, savings and investment, market growth, development, unemployment and competition.

FinanceThe management of large amounts of money,

esp. by governments or large companies.

Public finance is the study of the role of the government in

the economy.[1] It is the definitive branch of Economics which assesses the Government revenue and Government expenditure of the Public Authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones.[2]

Subclass HM Sociology (General)Subclass HQ The family. Marriage. WomenSubclass HS Societies: secret, benevolentSubclass HN Social history and conditions. Social

problems. Social reform

390Customs, etiquette & folklore370Education300Social sciences, sociology & anthropology320Political science360Social problems & social services350Public administration & military science

SociologyThe study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.

The study of social problems.

EducationEducation in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, andhabits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research.

Subclass HF CommerceSubclass HE Transportation and

communications

380Commerce, communications & transportation

CommerceThe activity of buying and selling, esp. on a large scale.

Social dealings between people.

Subclass HD Industries. Land use. Labor

340Law

LawLaw is a term which does not have a

universally accepted definition,[2] but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.

Two main areas Criminal law deals with conduct that is

considered harmful to social order and in which the guilty party may be imprisoned or fined.

 Civil law (not to be confused with civil law jurisdictions above) deals with the resolution of lawsuits (disputes) between individuals or organizations.

Civil LawContract lawregulates everything from

buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets.

Property law regulates the transfer and title of personal property and real property. 

 Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security.

Tort law allows claims for compensation if a person's property is harmed.

Constitutional law provides a framework for the creation of law, the protection of human rights and the election of political representatives.

 Administrative lawis used to review the decisions of government agencies.

 International lawgoverns affairs between sovereign states in activities ranging from trade to military action.