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-learning over the millennia has launched countless fields of study getting increasingly specified through the ages. Many of those fields end with "-ology" which is the Latin suffix for "the study of...".

The questions posed in the ESPRAT+G categories relate to many fields of study. Some fields of study have obvious connections; some are less obvious. But using the most specific term possible for the field of study can help you explore research topics with more precision as you develop the specific questions that appeal most directly to your interests.

When researching in an "advanced search" menu in a database, you can narrow your search results by adding a very accurate "ology" as a "SUBJECT" to your search terms.

• Economics (finance, monetary versus fiscal...)

• Sociology (criminology, anthropology, consumer science, justice, racial discrimination...)

• Political Science (civics, human rights, government, governance, law, military history, justice...)

• Religion (theology, philosophy...)

• Arts (musicology, theatre arts, architecture, literature, sculpture...)

• Technology and Scientific Understanding (medicine, physiology, archeology, computer science, chemistry, biology, ecology, botany, physics, engineering, zoology and its many sub-fields like ichthyology, mammalogy, and entomology.)

• Geography (geology, location, human environment interaction, movement, region...)