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sociology

so·ci·ol·o·gy [ sssee ólləjee, sshee ólləjee ]

noun

Definition:

1. study of society: the study of the origin, development, and structure of human societies and the behavior of individual people and groups in society

2. study of individual social institution: the study of a particular social institution and the part it plays in society

[Mid-19th century. < French sociologie< Latin socius "companion"]

so·ci·o·log·ic [ sssee ə lójjik, sshee ə lójjik ] adjective

so·ci·o·log·i·cal [ sssee ə lójjik'l, sshee ə lójjik'l ] adjective

so·ci·o·log·i·cal·ly [ sssee ə lójjikəlee, sssee ə lójjikəlee ] adverb

so·ci·ol·o·gist [ sssee ólləjist, sshee ólləjist ] noun