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so·ci·ol·o·gy  (ss-l-j, -sh-)
n.
1. The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.
2. Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.

[French sociologie : socio-, socio- + -logie, study (from Greek -logi; see -logy).]

soci·o·logic (--ljk), soci·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
soci·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
soci·olo·gist n.

sociology [ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Sociology) the study of the development, organization, functioning, and classification of human societies
sociological  [ˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
sociologically  adv
sociologist  n

sociology  (ss-l-j)
The scientific study of human social behavior and its origins, development, organizations, and institutions.

sociology
1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society.
2. the science of fundamental laws of social behavior, relations, institutions, etc. — sociologist, n. — sociological, adj.
See also: Mankind
1. the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society.
2. the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc. — sociologist, n. — sociologie, sociological, adj.
See also: Society
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sociology - the study and classification of human societiessociology - the study and classification of human societies
mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
criminology - the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
demography, human ecology - the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
psephology - the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
sociometry - the quantitative study of social relationships
structural sociology, structuralism - a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
Translations
sociology [ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ] Nsociología f

sociology [ˌsəʊsiˈɒlədʒi] nsociologie f

sociology
nSoziologie f

sociology [ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ] nsociologia

sociology علم الاجتماع sociologie sociologi Soziologie κοινωνιολογία sociología sosiologia sociologie sociologija sociologia 社会学 사회학 sociologie sosiologi socjologia sociologia социология sociologi สังคมวิทยา toplumbilim xã hội học 社会学


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