The '''social sciences''' are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. They diverge from the [[arts]] and [[humanities]] in that the social sciences tend to emphasize the use of the [[scientific method]] in the study of humanity, including [[quantitative method|quantitative]] and [[qualitative method|qualitative]] methods. | The '''social sciences''' are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. They diverge from the [[arts]] and [[humanities]] in that the social sciences tend to emphasize the use of the [[scientific method]] in the study of humanity, including [[quantitative method|quantitative]] and [[qualitative method|qualitative]] methods. |