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An umbrella term for social science approaches informed by left-wing politics—analyzing society through lenses of class, race, gender, and power, with commitment to equality and justice. Left-wing Social Sciences include left sociology, left economics, left political science, and others—all examining how social structures produce inequality and how change might be possible. They don't pretend to be value-neutral; they acknowledge that all social science has political implications, and they choose sides with the oppressed. Left-wing Social Sciences are both rigorous and committed—understanding the world to change it.
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