sociology

CEFRB2

/ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study of society and how people behave in groups.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • comparison was the most important method of analysis in sociology.

  • Frank majored in sociology at university.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/
  • /ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/

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In context

  • The student is working at sociology.

  • 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.”

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Origin

noun

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.