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Social Science Fiction

Speculative and Fantastic Fiction

Social science fiction, or sociological science fiction, is a subgenre of science fiction, usually soft science fiction, concerned less with technology or space opera and more with speculation about society. Speculation about human behavior and interaction through an anthropological lens is also a key feature of many works in the genre.

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Notable Example
The Time Machine 1
Defining Trait
Speculation about society rather than technology 1
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Form Of Genre

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1. Social science fiction (Wikipedia)
  • Opening paragraph
    more with speculation about society
  • In English
    revealing the human race diverging into separate branches of Elois and Morlocks
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