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SOCIAL SCIENCE

For subheadings that overlap those in the FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS section, use subjects in this section for works written from a sociological viewpoint and use subjects in the FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS section for works written to help people deal with issues involving child rearing or relationships.

Use "SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology" for works discussing the causes, detection, and prevention of crime and use subjects in the TRUE CRIME section for historical works and/or works primarily intended for the general public.

Use "SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work" for works of an instructional, theoretical, or historical nature and use "POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare" for works dealing with government administration of social programs.

SOC000000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
SOC046000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / African American Studies see Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
SOC055000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food
SOC002000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
SOC002010	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
SOC002020	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical
SOC003000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
SOC056000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)
SOC061000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Body Language & Nonverbal Communication *
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Charity see Philanthropy & Charity
SOC047000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies
SOC058000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories
SOC004000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
SOC005000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions
SOC036000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying
SOC006000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography
SOC042000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disabled see People with Disabilities
SOC040000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief
SOC057000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues
SOC031000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOC007000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration
SOC041000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays
SOC008000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
SOC001000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
SOC043000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
SOC044000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies
SOC021000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnology see Anthropology / Cultural
SOC010000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory
SOC011000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
SOC038000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Freemasonry & Secret Societies
SOC037000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies
SOC012000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies
SOC032000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
SOC013000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Handicapped see People with Disabilities
SOC014000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious)
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Homosexuality see Gay Studies
SOC015000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
SOC016000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Immigration see Emigration & Immigration
SOC062000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies *
SOC048000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
SOC049000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies
SOC017000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Lesbian Studies
SOC052000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
SOC018000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies
SOC019000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology
SOC020000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies see Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
SOC030000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology
SOC029000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities
SOC033000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity
SOC022000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
SOC034000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Pornography
SOC045000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness
SOC059000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Prostitution & Sex Trade
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race Relations see Discrimination & Race Relations
SOC023000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference
SOC053000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
SOC024000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research
SOC060000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment
SOC054000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery
SOC050000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social History see HISTORY / Social History
SOC025000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
SOC026000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
SOC026010	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
SOC026020	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural
SOC026030	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban
SOC039000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Sports see SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
SOC027000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Thanatology see Death & Dying
SOC051000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
SOC035000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work
SOC028000	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies

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NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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