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sociology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sociology has 1 sense
- sociology(n = noun.cognition) Array - the study and classification of human societies; Array is a kind of social science
has particulars: criminology, demography, human ecology, psephology, sociometry
has parts: structural sociology, structuralism
Derived forms adjective sociological1, noun sociologist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sociology, n. [L. socius a companion + -logy.].
That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sociology, n.
1 the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
2 the study of social problems.
1 the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
2 the study of social problems.
Derivative
sociological adj. sociologically adv. sociologist n.
Etymology
F sociologie (as SOCIO-, -LOGY)
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