social studies

American  

noun

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

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social studies British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of social studies

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Cindy Castillo, a social studies and ethnic studies teacher at Mission High School, told the crowd at a Monday rally there that stability, to her, meant fully accommodating students with special needs and retaining students and educators of color, and fully staffing security teams on campuses to prevent violence.

From Los Angeles Times

“The fact that we have a shared language and shared cultural references means that the experience of integration is not the same as in other European countries,” where a larger share of immigration comes from the Middle East, said María Miyar, director of social studies at Funcas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next is a class called social studies, which is in a different room.

From Literature

My social studies teacher, Ms.

From Literature

Fong-Hines, my social studies teacher, is looking at me expectantly.

From Literature