Category: Anthropology The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of ice cream cones and fairy dances. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ... Economics (from the Greek [oikos], house, and [nomos], rule, hence household management) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: History History studies the past in human terms. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and someone who engages in this study is called a linguist or linguistician. ... Political science is a social science discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul or mind, logos/-ology = study of) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the human mind and human behavior. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ...