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noun the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
Origin of sociology From the French word sociologie, dating back to 1835–45. See socio-, -logy
OTHER WORDS FROM sociology so·ci·ol·o·gist, noun Words nearby sociology sociolinguistics, sociological, sociologism, sociologistic, sociologize, sociology , sociometry, sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological
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Example sentences from the Web for sociology Adam Mahoney is a senior at Northwestern University, where he studies journalism and sociology .
Meet ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters for the 2020 School Year | by Talia Buford| October 16, 2020| ProPublica
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project and professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, offered a different theory.
Why Sex Is No Longer a Teen Commodity | Joshua Eferighe| September 21, 2020| Ozy
Shanice Joseph is a sociology student at Long Beach City College.
What I learned from 5 years of cleaning airplanes in the middle of the night | matthewheimer| August 30, 2020| Fortune
One of the lefties she met was a sociology instructor named Philip Rieff, whom she married after a 10-day courtship.
Still Desperately Seeking Susan Sontag | Allen Barra| September 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
My theory is that it has to do with history, sociology , and psychology.
The Ghastly ‘Maleficent’ and Why It’s Time For Hollywood to Kill the Dark Reboot | Andrew Romano| May 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Her father was a sociology and education professor at UCLA; her mother was “a homemaker with creative tendencies.”
Kim Gordon: Going Solo After Sonic Youth, and Why She Identifies With ‘Girls’ | Andrew Romano| April 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Skidmore University is offering a new sociology course called, “The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media.”
Miley Cyrus Twerk 101 and College Classes About Celebrities | Marina Watts| March 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame” is a course at the University of South Carolina.
Miley Cyrus Twerk 101 and College Classes About Celebrities | Marina Watts| March 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
On this point sociology —especially the sociology of sex—must frankly admit its mistakes and break with much of its cherished past.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
Seor M—— was a very entertaining man, had traveled all over the world, and appeared to have a good knowledge of sociology .
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile | Henry Stephens
Would you favor turning over the government to control of experts as soon as sociology became a positive science?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park
If he had little psychology he had not even a conception of 'sociology .'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen
Well, digging back in my sociology courses, I would say it was upper-lower class, if there is such a classification.
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British Dictionary definitions for sociology noun the study of the development, organization, functioning, and classification of human societies
Derived forms of sociology sociological (ˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkə l ), adjective sociologically , adverb sociologist , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to sociology folklore, behavioral psychology, social anthropology, social work, geography, government, history, civics
Cultural definitions for sociology The systematic study of human society, especially present-day societies. Sociologists study the organization, institutions, and development of societies, with a particular interest in identifying causes of the changing relationships among individuals and groups. (See social science.)
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Scientific definitions for sociology The scientific study of human social behavior and its origins, development, organizations, and institutions.
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