Abstract: a study or analysis of how the humanities [subjects like history, literature, art, anthropology, ex] have affected society and therefore showcase it's value. 

Citations: 

Ikpe, Ibanga B. “The Decline of the Humanities and the Decline of Society.” Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory, vol. 62, no. 142, 2015, pp. 50–66. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24719951. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

Ayers, Edward L. “Where the Humanities Live.” Daedalus, vol. 138, no. 1, 2009, pp. 24–34. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40543870. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

Costa, Rosário Couto. "The place of the humanities in today’s knowledge society." Palgrave Communications 5.1 (2019).