· Social Science and Social Studies are not only related generically. They also share common body of content.

· Both are related to society and have same aims and objectives.

· Both emphasis on inculcating good qualities like truthfulness, sincerity, etc. of human being.

· Both helps to understand the various aspects of the society and utilize them.

· Both are must be accurate and reliable- only then can be useful.

1. The focus and emphasis of both are different:- When a student studies geography as a social science, he has to focus his attention on the methods of geography, tools and concepts, etc. Wile studying geography as a social studies, he should focus attention on using ideas and concepts from geography, to understand man, how his efforts to control his environment have led to a better life, how various geographical factors influence his life, etc.

2. Social Sciences represent an adult approach, while the social studies represent a child-approach: Social sciences are to be taught at the high school and college level. Social Studies are simplified portions of social sciences to be taught at primary level.

3. Social sciences are the theory part of human affairs; social studies are the practice part of human affairs: Social sciences are large bodies of organized and authentic knowledge representing human affairs. While social studies gives an insight into various aspects of man and society.

4. The social sciences are far larger than the social studies: The purpose of the social sciences is to find out new truth about human relationships; the purpose of the social studies is to guide adolescents in their learning of selected portions of what has been discovered in social sciences.

5. In social sciences, social utility is the primary object; in social studies instructional utility is the primary object.

6. Social sciences are the part of cultural of knowledge having direct bearing on man’s activities in any field, Social studies offers learning situation and insight into all knowledge.