Social science (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Social science" in English language version.

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1918doi.org

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33books.google.com

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33springer.com

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11nature.com

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11wesleyancollege.edu

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11canada.ca

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11usnews.com

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11openstax.org

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aag.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is geography?". AAG Career Guide: Jobs in Geography and Related Geographical Sciences. Association of American Geographers. Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006.

apa.org (Global: 1,327^th place; English: 1,093^rd place)

Frequently asked questions about APA Retrieved on November 28th, 2023.
"The mission of the APA [American Psychological Association] is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives"; APA (2010). About APA. Archived 2 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2010.
"Psychology Subfields". American Psychological Association. 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Becker, Gary S. (1976). The Economic Approach to Human Behavior. University of Chicago Press.
Vuong, Quan-Hoang (2019). The Vietnamese Social Sciences at a Fork in the Road. De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-068608-1.
Josephson-Storm, Jason (2017). The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 101–14. ISBN 978-0-226-40336-6.

bridgew.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

webhost.bridgew.edu

Hayes-Bohanan, James. "What is Environmental Geography, Anyway?". Bridgewater State University. Retrieved October 9, 2006.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; English: 64^th place)

"Social science: History, Disciplines, Future Development, & Facts". Britannica. April 27, 2023.
"economics – Britannica Online Encyclopedia".
"Area studies | Social Research, Interdisciplinary Analysis & Global Perspectivesca". Britannica. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
"Behavioral science | Definition, Examples, & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
"Demography | Population Trends, Migration & Age Structure". Britannica. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
"Information science | Definition & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

cambridge.org (Global: 209^th place; English: 151^st place)

Thayer, Bradley A. (March 2004). "Evolution and the American social sciences: An evolutionary social scientist's view". Politics and the Life Sciences. 23 (1): 2–11. doi:10.2990/1471-5457(2004)23[2:EATASS]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0730-9384. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Cambridge Core.

canada.ca (Global: 1,114^th place; English: 605^th place)

Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada (October 27, 2015). "Law Management". Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

centreforsamoanstudies.ws (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Development Studies • Centre for Samoan Studies". Centre for Samoan Studies. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

colorado.edu (Global: 2,916^th place; English: 1,912^th place)

converge.colorado.edu

"International Studies". CONVERGE | Natural Hazards Center. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Timans, Rob; Wouters, Paul; Heilbron, Johan (April 2019). "Mixed methods research: what it is and what it could be". Theory and Society. 48 (2): 193–216. doi:10.1007/s11186-019-09345-5. hdl:1887/78033.
Zhou, Hongyu; Guns, Raf; Engels, Tim C. E. (2022). "Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960–2014". Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 73 (9): 1201–1221. doi:10.1002/asi.24627. hdl:10067/1862090151162165141. ISSN 2330-1643.
Lalevée, Thomas (May 30, 2023). "Three Versions of Social Science in Late Eighteenth-Century France". Modern Intellectual History. 20 (4): 1023–1043. doi:10.1017/S1479244323000100.
Weber, Max (2017). Methodology of Social Sciences. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315124445. ISBN 978-1-315-12444-5.
Tucker, William T. (1965). "Max Weber's 'Verstehen'". The Sociological Quarterly. 6 (2): 157–165. doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1965.tb01649.x. JSTOR 4105245.
Vessuri, Hebe (January 2002). "Ethical Challenges for the Social Sciences on the Threshold of the 21st Century". Current Sociology. 50 (1): 135–150. doi:10.1177/0011392102050001010.
Turner, Stephen (1987). "Review of The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900". American Journal of Sociology. 92 (6): 1510–1512. doi:10.1086/228675. JSTOR 2779847.
Lazear, E.P. (2000). "Economic Imperialism". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 115: 99–146. doi:10.1162/003355300554683.
Wallerstein, I. (2003). "Anthropology, Sociology, and Other Dubious Disciplines". Current Anthropology. 44 (4): 453–65. doi:10.1086/375868.
Craig, Robert T. (May 1999). "Communication Theory as a Field". Communication Theory. 9 (2): 119–161. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2885.1999.tb00355.x.
Hill, Jonathan (2002). "Biological, psychological and social processes in the conduct disorders". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43 (1): 133–164. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00007. ISSN 1469-7610. PMID 11848334.
Mitchell, Jason P. (June 2009). "Social psychology as a natural kind". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (6): 246–251. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2009.03.008. ISSN 1364-6613. PMC 2935896. PMID 19427258.
Sakamoto, Arthur; Powers, Daniel A. (2005), "Demography of Social Stratification", in Poston, Dudley L.; Micklin, Michael (eds.), Handbook of Population, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 383–416, doi:10.1007/0-387-23106-4_14, ISBN 978-0-387-23106-8, retrieved April 9, 2025
Amaral, Ines (2017), "Computational Social Sciences", in Schintler, Laurie A.; McNeely, Connie L. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Big Data, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–3, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32001-4_41-1, ISBN 978-3-319-32001-4, retrieved January 18, 2024
McConnell-Ginet, Sally (2012). "Linguistics and Gender Studies". Philosophy of Linguistics. pp. 503–530. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-51747-0.50015-9. ISBN 978-0-444-51747-0.
Zaki Badawi, A. (2002). Dictionary of the Social Sciences – Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195123715.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-512371-5.
Manzi, James (2026). "The ideological orientation of academic social science research 1960–2024". Theory and Society. 55 (2). doi:10.1007/s11186-026-09690-2. ISSN 0304-2421. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
Thayer, Bradley A. (March 2004). "Evolution and the American social sciences: An evolutionary social scientist's view". Politics and the Life Sciences. 23 (1): 2–11. doi:10.2990/1471-5457(2004)23[2:EATASS]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0730-9384. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Cambridge Core.

etymonline.com (Global: 669^th place; English: 670^th place)

see Etymonline Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary. (2001). "Psychology" Archived 18 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

Kuper, Adam; Kuper, Jessica (2009). The Social Science Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-47635-5.

hdl.handle.net (Global: 66^th place; English: 34^th place)

Timans, Rob; Wouters, Paul; Heilbron, Johan (April 2019). "Mixed methods research: what it is and what it could be". Theory and Society. 48 (2): 193–216. doi:10.1007/s11186-019-09345-5. hdl:1887/78033.
Zhou, Hongyu; Guns, Raf; Engels, Tim C. E. (2022). "Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960–2014". Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 73 (9): 1201–1221. doi:10.1002/asi.24627. hdl:10067/1862090151162165141. ISSN 2330-1643.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Tucker, William T. (1965). "Max Weber's 'Verstehen'". The Sociological Quarterly. 6 (2): 157–165. doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1965.tb01649.x. JSTOR 4105245.
Yadav, Yogendra (1986). "Political 'Science': Positivist Method and Philosophic Critiques". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 47 (4): 502–517. JSTOR 41855267.
Turner, Stephen (1987). "Review of The History of Statistics: The Measurement of Uncertainty Before 1900". American Journal of Sociology. 92 (6): 1510–1512. doi:10.1086/228675. JSTOR 2779847.
Willcox, Walter (1938) The Founder of Statistics.

libretexts.org (Global: 4,683^rd place; English: 3,565^th place)

socialsci.libretexts.org

"8.1: What is Political Economy?". Social Sci LibreTexts. February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

lse.ac.uk (Global: 2,065^th place; English: 1,246^th place)

researchonline.lse.ac.uk

Wallerstein, I. (2003). "Anthropology, Sociology, and Other Dubious Disciplines". Current Anthropology. 44 (4): 453–65. doi:10.1086/375868.

m-w.com (Global: 9,363^rd place; English: low place)

see Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

nap.edu (Global: 2,540^th place; English: 1,815^th place)

books.nap.edu

"Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change".

nature.com (Global: 207^th place; English: 347^th place)

"Environmental social sciences - Latest research and news". Nature. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

neh.gov (Global: 6,853^rd place; English: 4,048^th place)

"About NEH". National Endowment for the Humanities.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Hill, Jonathan (2002). "Biological, psychological and social processes in the conduct disorders". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43 (1): 133–164. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00007. ISSN 1469-7610. PMID 11848334.
Mitchell, Jason P. (June 2009). "Social psychology as a natural kind". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (6): 246–251. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2009.03.008. ISSN 1364-6613. PMC 2935896. PMID 19427258.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Mitchell, Jason P. (June 2009). "Social psychology as a natural kind". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (6): 246–251. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2009.03.008. ISSN 1364-6613. PMC 2935896. PMID 19427258.

openstax.org (Global: 8,731^st place; English: 6,059^th place)

Albrecht, Maria Gomez; Green, Mark; Hoffman, Linda (January 25, 2023). Principles of Marketing. OpenStax. ISBN 978-1-951693-88-6.

opentextbc.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

Little, William (November 6, 2014). "1". Introduction to Sociology – 1st Canadian Edition. BCampus.

oup.com (Global: 292^nd place; English: 233^rd place)

academic.oup.com

Craig, Robert T. (May 1999). "Communication Theory as a Field". Communication Theory. 9 (2): 119–161. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2885.1999.tb00355.x.

pressbooks.pub (Global: low place; English: 7,547^th place)

fhsu.pressbooks.pub

Steinmetz, Jay (2019). "Chapter 7: International Relations". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

saa.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is Archaeology". Society for American Archaeology. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

socwomen.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Laube, Heather; Hess, Bess B. (2001). "The Founding of SWS". Sociologists for Women in Society. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

springer.com (Global: 182^nd place; English: 172^nd place)

link.springer.com

Sakamoto, Arthur; Powers, Daniel A. (2005), "Demography of Social Stratification", in Poston, Dudley L.; Micklin, Michael (eds.), Handbook of Population, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 383–416, doi:10.1007/0-387-23106-4_14, ISBN 978-0-387-23106-8, retrieved April 9, 2025
Amaral, Ines (2017), "Computational Social Sciences", in Schintler, Laurie A.; McNeely, Connie L. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Big Data, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–3, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32001-4_41-1, ISBN 978-3-319-32001-4, retrieved January 18, 2024
Manzi, James (2026). "The ideological orientation of academic social science research 1960–2024". Theory and Society. 55 (2). doi:10.1007/s11186-026-09690-2. ISSN 0304-2421. Retrieved March 23, 2026.

ssha.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

See the SSHA website

ssrn.com (Global: 907^th place; English: 529^th place)

papers.ssrn.com

Shackman, Gene (February 11, 2018), What Is Program Evaluation: A Beginner's Guide (Presentation Slides), The Global Social Change Research Project, SSRN 3060080

teachersmind.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"An overview of education". teachersmind.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2007.

thoughtco.com (Global: 2,170^th place; English: 1,937^th place)

"All About the Sociology of Gender". ThoughtCo. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

ucdavis.edu (Global: 2,336^th place; English: 1,492^nd place)

linguistics.ucdavis.edu

Anonymous (March 2, 2022). "What is Linguistics? | linguistics". linguistics.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

usf.edu (Global: 3,578^th place; English: 2,097^th place)

digitalcommons.usf.edu

Bhattacherjee, Anol (2012). Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. University of South Florida.

usnews.com (Global: 720^th place; English: 417^th place)

Kowarski, Ilana (June 21, 2021). "Library Science and How to Become a Librarian".

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"An overview of education". teachersmind.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
"What is geography?". AAG Career Guide: Jobs in Geography and Related Geographical Sciences. Association of American Geographers. Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006.
"The mission of the APA [American Psychological Association] is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives"; APA (2010). About APA. Archived 2 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 October 2010.
Online Etymology Dictionary. (2001). "Psychology" Archived 18 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
Administration for Children and Families (2010) The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation. Chapter 2: What is program evaluation?.

wesleyancollege.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Environmental Studies | Course Catalogue". Wesleyan College. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

wiley.com (Global: 150^th place; English: 174^th place)

asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Zhou, Hongyu; Guns, Raf; Engels, Tim C. E. (2022). "Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960–2014". Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 73 (9): 1201–1221. doi:10.1002/asi.24627. hdl:10067/1862090151162165141. ISSN 2330-1643.

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Hill, Jonathan (2002). "Biological, psychological and social processes in the conduct disorders". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43 (1): 133–164. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00007. ISSN 1469-7610. PMID 11848334.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Zhou, Hongyu; Guns, Raf; Engels, Tim C. E. (2022). "Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960–2014". Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 73 (9): 1201–1221. doi:10.1002/asi.24627. hdl:10067/1862090151162165141. ISSN 2330-1643.
Hill, Jonathan (2002). "Biological, psychological and social processes in the conduct disorders". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 43 (1): 133–164. doi:10.1111/1469-7610.00007. ISSN 1469-7610. PMID 11848334.
Mitchell, Jason P. (June 2009). "Social psychology as a natural kind". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (6): 246–251. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2009.03.008. ISSN 1364-6613. PMC 2935896. PMID 19427258.
Manzi, James (2026). "The ideological orientation of academic social science research 1960–2024". Theory and Society. 55 (2). doi:10.1007/s11186-026-09690-2. ISSN 0304-2421. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
Thayer, Bradley A. (March 2004). "Evolution and the American social sciences: An evolutionary social scientist's view". Politics and the Life Sciences. 23 (1): 2–11. doi:10.2990/1471-5457(2004)23[2:EATASS]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0730-9384. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Cambridge Core.

Social science (English Wikipedia)

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nature.com (Global: 207^th place; English: 347^th place)

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thoughtco.com (Global: 2,170^th place; English: 1,937^th place)

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