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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.
