what is social studies because it ain't studying others around you
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What is social studies and what is it for?
In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.
The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.