Sociology is a science. In fact, a sociologist has to have more personally challenging scientific standards than the more popularly-known sciences such as physics and chemistry, because it is much more challenging to deal with bias and subjectivity.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, also called GAAP or US GAAP, is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a group of accounting standards widely accepted as appropriate to the field of accounting necessary so financial statements are meaningful across a wide variety of businesses and industries.