BISAC Subject Headings List
Social Science
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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
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General |
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SOC046000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control |
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SOC072000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / African American & Black Studies see Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / African Diaspora see Black Studies (Global) |
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SOC055000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy) |
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SOC002000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General |
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SOC002010 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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SOC002020 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical |
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SOC003000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology |
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SOC068000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies |
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SOC056000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global) |
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SOC061000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Body Language & Nonverbal Communication |
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SOC067000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Capital Punishment |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Charity see Philanthropy & Charity |
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SOC047000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies |
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SOC058000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories |
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SOC004000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology |
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SOC005000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions |
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SOC036000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying |
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SOC006000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography |
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SOC042000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disabled see People with Disabilities |
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SOC040000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief |
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SOC031000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination |
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SOC057000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues |
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SOC007000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration |
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SOC041000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays |
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SOC008000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General |
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SOC008010 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African Studies |
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SOC069000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / General |
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SOC001000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies |
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SOC043000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies |
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SOC008080 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / European American Studies |
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SOC044000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies |
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SOC021000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies |
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SOC008020 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies |
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SOC008030 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Australian & Oceanian Studies |
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SOC008040 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Canadian Studies |
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SOC008050 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Caribbean & Latin American Studies |
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SOC008060 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / European Studies |
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SOC008070 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnology see Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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SOC010000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory |
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SOC011000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology |
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SOC038000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Freemasonry & Secret Societies |
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SOC037000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies |
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SOC032000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies |
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SOC013000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Handicapped see People with Disabilities |
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SOC014000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious) |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Homosexuality see headings under LGBTQ+ Studies |
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SOC015000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography |
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SOC016000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services |
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SOC065000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality (see also PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality) |
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SOC073000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Trafficking |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Immigration see Emigration & Immigration |
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SOC062000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies |
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SOC048000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies |
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SOC049000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies |
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SOC064000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General |
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SOC064010 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Bisexual Studies |
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SOC012000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies |
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SOC017000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies |
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SOC064020 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies |
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SOC052000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies |
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SOC018000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies |
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SOC019000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology |
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SOC020000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies see Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies |
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SOC030000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology |
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SOC029000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities |
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SOC033000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity |
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SOC022000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture |
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SOC034000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Pornography |
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SOC045000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness |
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SOC063000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance) |
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SOC059000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Prostitution & Sex Trade |
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SOC070000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations |
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SOC023000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference |
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SOC066000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees |
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SOC053000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies |
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SOC024000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research |
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SOC060000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment |
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SOC054000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery |
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SOC050000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social History see HISTORY / Social History |
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SOC025000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work |
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SOC026000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General |
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SOC026010 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family |
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SOC026020 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural |
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SOC026040 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory |
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SOC026030 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban |
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SOC039000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Sports see SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects |
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SOC027000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics |
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SOC071000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Thanatology see Death & Dying |
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SOC051000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society |
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SOC035000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work |
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SOC028000 |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies |
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