so·ci·ol·o·gy (s  s - 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).]so ci·o·logic (--lj k), soci·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.so ci·o·logi·cal·ly adv.so ci·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: Mankind2. the science of fundamental laws of social behavior, relations, institutions, etc. — sociologist, n. — sociological, adj.
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
2. the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc. — sociologist, n. — sociologie, sociological, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sociology - the study and classification of human societiesmores - (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
n → Soziologie f
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