What is the difference between social studies and history?

Well, judging by what I have learned..... Social studies is a term used in studying the "behavior" of the human beings in the current present and the past. And Histroy in my perspective is the study of historical events such as wars, invations, killings, and so on.... Anyway, histroy sucks a great deal, do not ever think about taking it.....and I mean EVER; it is my worse personal nightmare.

Well, history is the learning of events, facts, and prominent people that influenced a country. For example, a class on the history of England would emphasize probably the major events of England like WWI and WWII, the line of kings and queens of England...mostly focusing on memorization of incidents. Social studies places emphasis on cultural aspects of history, the "human" aspect. A social studies course on England might research into the social classes of the country, the impact of social classes on history; it would delve deeper into cultural and psychological aspects. You will know the difference if you look at the names of courses. Generally, a history course will have "history" in its title, like US History or European History. Social Studies courses include anthropology, government/economics, sociology, global studies, and psychology (more of a social science).

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