Question

What is social history

Answer 1

Social history is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past.

Answer 2

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Social history is the history of entire society from socio-historical point of view. During the 1960s and 1970s, social history caught the imagination of the young historians. A new trend in historical studies emerged during the 60s of the twentieth century. It is known as the 'Social History', also known as the New Social History. It is a broad branch of history that studies the experience of the ordinary people. The New Social History emerged through the writings of such British historians such as Edward Thomson, Eric Hobsbawm, Harold Parkkin etc. The social history incorporates the accounts of the daily life of people, social and economic relationship between people of various stratums in society. It also includes class of labourers, religious affairs. Accounts of culture such as music and literature, education and thought in different times are given special importance in socio-historical studies.

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