Publication
Social Sciences
| Summary: | [Excerpt] Social Science is an academic discipline concerned with the study of humans through their relations with society and culture. Social Science disciplines analyze the origins, development, organization, and operation of human societies and cultures. The technological evolution has strengthened Social Sciences since it enables empirical studies developed through quantitative means, allowing the scientific reinforcement of many theories about the behavior of man as a social actor. The rise of big data represents an opportunity for the Social Sciences to advance the understanding of human behavior using massive sets of data.[...] |
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| Main Authors: | Amaral, Inês |
| Subject: | Social Sciences Academic discipline Big data Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Comunicação |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | book part |
| Access type: | restricted access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade do Minho |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Summary: | [Excerpt] Social Science is an academic discipline concerned with the study of humans through their relations with society and culture. Social Science disciplines analyze the origins, development, organization, and operation of human societies and cultures. The technological evolution has strengthened Social Sciences since it enables empirical studies developed through quantitative means, allowing the scientific reinforcement of many theories about the behavior of man as a social actor. The rise of big data represents an opportunity for the Social Sciences to advance the understanding of human behavior using massive sets of data.[...] |
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