{"id":14996,"date":"2021-09-06T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T23:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14996"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:48:19","slug":"get-involved-its-social-sciences-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/09\/06\/get-involved-its-social-sciences-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Get involved\u2014It&#8217;s Social Sciences Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6 \u2013 12 September\u00a02021\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.org.au\/socialsciencesweek\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Social Sciences Week<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a\u00a0week-long series of events\u00a0that brings together experts from professional associations and universities across Australia to\u00a0offer insight into the impact\u00a0the social sciences\u00a0have\u00a0on our lives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are\u00a0the social\u00a0sciences?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/study\/humanities-languages\/social-sciences\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">social sciences<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0encompass a variety of\u00a0disciplines that\u00a0influence\u00a0our daily lives,\u00a0the\u00a0society\u00a0we live in\u00a0and\u00a0the institutions that govern the way we live.\u00a0These disciplines\u00a0range from anthropology and history to law and economics, to name a few.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Awareness of the\u00a0social sciences\u00a0and the issues being\u00a0explored within these disciplines can help us gain a better understanding of humanity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How do I learn more?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visit\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.org.au\/socialsciencesweek\/events\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0Events page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social Sciences Week website to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">see the wide range of events on offer, including webinars, panel discussions, podcast episodes, film screenings and more!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You\u00a0can\u00a0also\u00a0stay up to date on current issues at the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seriouslysocial.org.au\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seriously Social website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For\u00a0insight from\u00a0Griffith authors,\u00a0browse the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/handle\/10072\/1\/discover?field=subject&amp;filtertype=subject&amp;filter_relational_operator=equals&amp;filter=Social+Sciences\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Social Sciences<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0research at Griffith Research Online.<\/span><span 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