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social-scientific
Related to the social sciences, belonging to them, or working according to their methods. The social sciences study how people live together in society.
Die Studie analysiert das Wahlverhalten aus einer rein sozialwissenschaftlichen Perspektive.
The study analyzes voting behavior from a purely social-scientific perspective.
The adjective is derived from the noun 'die Sozialwissenschaft' (social science). This noun consists of 'sozial' (social) and 'die Wissenschaft' (science). The ending '-lich' turns the whole word into an adjective.
Er interessiert sich für sozialwissenschaftliche Themen.
He is interested in social-scientific topics.
This adjective is mostly used in academic contexts and often describes nouns such as 'Studie' (study), 'Analyse' (analysis), 'Methode' (method), 'Forschung' (research), or 'Theorie' (theory).
Für ihre Doktorarbeit wählte sie einen sozialwissenschaftlichen Ansatz.
For her doctoral dissertation, she chose a social-scientific approach.
The word can stand before a noun as a classic adjective and is then declined. But it can also remain unchanged as an adverb and describe a verb or the whole sentence.
Das ist eine bekannte sozialwissenschaftliche Theorie.
That is a well-known social-scientific theory.
social
In connection with research, sozial describes a relation to society or the way people live together. Sozialwissenschaftlich is more specific and means that the research belongs to the social sciences or uses their methods. Sozial fits the topic, while sozialwissenschaftlich fits the academic field or method.
Die Studie untersucht Arbeitslosigkeit mit sozialwissenschaftlichen Methoden.
The study examines unemployment using social-scientific methods.
Die Studie untersucht die sozialen Folgen von Arbeitslosigkeit.
The study examines the social consequences of unemployment.
