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sociology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsəʉsiːˈɔləd͡ʒiː/ (Australia)
  • /ˌsoʊʃiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • [ˌsɐʉsiːˈɔ̟ləd͡ʒiː] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌsɐʉsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌsəʉʃiːˈɔləd͡ʒiː/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • sō-shē-ŏl′-əjē (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌsoʊsiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˌsoʊʃiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌsɐʉʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌsɐʉʃiːˈɔ̟ləd͡ʒiː] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From French sociologie, coined by Auguste Comte in 1834, itself a combination of Latin socius (“companion, fellowship”) and the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía), itself from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, knowledge”), from socio- + -logy. Previous mentions of the field in English usually referred to it as social physics.

Meanings

  1. A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.
    • Maisie says that Danny entered the manosphere through the realm of self-help, which Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociology professor at American University who specializes in extremism, says is “a great example of how radicalization works.” 2024 November 20, Fortesa Latifi, “How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never”, in Teen Vogue:

Forms

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Deriveds

neurosociology · zoosociology · sociologistic · ethnosociology · nonsociology · phytosociology · biosociology · macrosociology · psychosociology · anthroposociology · sociologese · pseudosociology · historical sociology · microsociology · cow sociology · formal sociology · sociologize · cybersociology · mathematical sociology · sociologist · socionomy · metasociology · xenosociology

Holonyms

social science · humanities

Meronyms

political science

Relateds

microanalysis · macroanalysis · mesoanalysis · :Category:Sociology · anthropology · society · psychology

Synonyms

sociology

Translations (116)

uz sotsiologiya (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · km សង្គមវិទ្យា (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · gl socioloxía (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ro sociologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · pa ਸਮਾਜ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fi sosiologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fa جامِعِهشِناسی (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · mi mātauranga hapori (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · is félagsfræði (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tg ҷомеашиносӣ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tg ҷамъиятшиносӣ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sl sociologija (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ps ټولنپوهنه (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · eo sociologio (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fy sosjology (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · az اجتماعيات (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · de Soziologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fo sosiologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · kmr civaknasî (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · be грамадазна́ўства (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · yi סאָציאָלאָגיע (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · de Gesellschaftskunde (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ko 사회학 (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sk sociológia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fo samfelagsfrøði (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · lo ສັງຄົມວິທະຍາ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ml സമൂഹശാസ്ത്രം (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · yue 社會學 /社会学 (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · el κοινωνιολογία (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · la sociologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · az ictimaiyyat (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · uk соціоло́гія (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ru обществове́дение (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ms ilmu masyarakat (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · af sosiologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · cs sociologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ka სოციოლოგია (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · mr समाजशास्त्र (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · pt sociologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · et sotsioloogia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · gd eòlas-comainn (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · nb sosiologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ne समाजशास्त्र (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sc sotziologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fa سوسیولوژی (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ps سوسيالوجي (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · hy հասարակագիտություն (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ru социоло́гия (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ca sociologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · co suciulugia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · co sociolugia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · pl socjologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tg сотсиология (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tr sosyoloji (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sv sociologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · da sociologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ja 社会学 (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · az sosiologiya (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · uk суспільствозна́вство (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · hi समाजशास्त्र (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · kk әлеуметтану (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ar عِلْم الْمُجْتَمَع (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tk sosiologiýa (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sh sociològija (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · hy սոցիոլոգիա (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · kn ಸಮಾಜಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · th สังคมวิทยา (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tt социология (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · bn সমাজবিজ্ঞান (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sco sociologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · lo ສັງຄົມສາດ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · co suciolugia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · km សិក្សាសង្គម (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · eu soziologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · nn sosiologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · he סוֹצִיוֹלוֹגִיָה (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ur سَماجِیات (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · id sosiologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · hu szociológia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ta சமூகவியல் (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · mk социологија (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sh социоло̀гија (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · cy cymdeithaseg (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · be сацыялёгія (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · bg социоло́гия (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · io sociologio (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · be сацыяло́гія (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · gu સમાજશાસ્ત્ર (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ga socheolaíocht (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · cmn 社會學 /社会学 (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sc sotziolozia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sco sociology (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ps سوسيولوژي (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · te సామాజిక శాస్త్రం (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ms sosiologi (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sw sosholojia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · sq sociologji (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · tl sosyolohiya (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · gcf sosioloji (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ky социология (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · an soziolochía (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · lv socioloģija (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · nl sociologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · an sociolochía (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · lt sociologija (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · mn социологи (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · my လူမှုဗေဒ (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · it sociologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ur عِمْرانِیّات (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · ug جەمئىيەتشۇناسلىق (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · vi xã hội học (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · as সমাজ বিজ্ঞান (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · oc sociologia (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · fr sociologie (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · mt soċjoloġija (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) · es sociología (study of society, human social interactions, etc.)

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