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social history
A subfield of historical studies that deals with the development of societies, social structures, groups, and people's everyday lives in the past.
In ihrem Seminar zur Sozialgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts analysierten sie die Lebensbedingungen der Arbeiter.
In their seminar on the social history of the 19th century, they analyzed the living conditions of workers.
The word is made up of the adjective 'sozial' (social) and the noun 'Geschichte' (history). The article 'die' comes from the base word 'die Geschichte' (history).
Die Sozialgeschichte untersucht die Entwicklung gesellschaftlicher Strukturen.
Social history examines the development of social structures.
'Sozialgeschichte' (social history) is a technical term from historical studies and is used mainly in academic or school contexts.
Für meine Hausarbeit muss ich ein Buch zur Sozialgeschichte des Kaiserreichs lesen.
For my term paper, I have to read a book on the social history of the German Empire.
The term is often specified with a time period or region using the genitive or the preposition 'von' (of/from), e.g. 'die Sozialgeschichte des Mittelalters' (the social history of the Middle Ages) or 'die Sozialgeschichte von Berlin' (the social history of Berlin).
Er ist Experte für die Sozialgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts.
He is an expert in the social history of the 19th century.
sociology
'die Soziologie' and 'die Sozialgeschichte' both deal with people in society. The difference lies in the perspective. 'die Soziologie' is a science that studies how society works today or in general, for example groups, roles, or social problems. 'die Sozialgeschichte' belongs to historical studies and asks how people lived in the past and how social structures developed in the past. The words can be confused because both have to do with society. A simple guideline is: Soziologie tends to ask about social relationships and structures, while Sozialgeschichte asks about their history.
In der Sozialgeschichte geht es auch darum, wie Arbeiterfamilien im 19. Jahrhundert gewohnt haben.
Social history is also concerned with how working-class families lived in the 19th century.
Im Studium der Soziologie untersucht Maria, warum Menschen in Städten oft anders leben als auf dem Land.
In her sociology studies, Maria examines why people in cities often live differently from people in the countryside.