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Social science fiction

Social science fiction is a type of story that looks at how people interact with each other and their environment. It often explores what might happen if something in the world changes or if people had different abilities, beliefs or customs. The stories usually involve some kind of technology or idea that could change the way people think or behave. The story might be set in the future, involve space travel or involve other planets. Social science fiction is fun because it encourages readers to think about how our world and our behavior might be different if things were different.