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sociologic, a.|səʊʃɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪk, səʊsɪ-| [ad. F. sociologique: see prec. 2 and sociology.] Of or pertaining to sociology; concerned or connected with the organization, condition, or study of society. So socioˈlogical a.; hence socioˈlogically adv. sociˈologist, a student of sociology; one who is interested in social problems. sociˈologize v. intr., to make a study of social questions; also trans., to render sociological in character; to study from the standpoint of sociology; hence sociˈologizing ppl. a. and vbl. n. ˈsociologue, a sociologist.
1861Westm. Rev. Apr. 313 The discovery and verification of *sociologic laws. 1883Cent. Mag. June 312/2 The antagonism felt toward the Indian seems to result..from his sociologic status which differs so widely from our own. 1885F. Harrison Choice of Bks. (1886) 221 There is a..parallel between organic development in sociologic and in biologic types.
1843Mill Logic II. vi. x. 585 There are two kinds of *sociological inquiry. 1865― Comte 75 The peculiarly complicated nature of sociological studies. 1867Lewes Hist. Philos. (ed. 3) II. 594 It embraced cosmical, but excluded sociological speculations.
1881Athenæum Mar. 363 To throw some light on early Hebrew life by treating it *sociologically. 1884Academy 10 May 326/3 Sociologically he is right in insisting on this distinction.
1843Blackw. Mag. LIII. 399 Presuming these to be decided in a manner favourable to the project of our *Sociologist. 1870Lowell Study Wind. 59 But moralists, sociologists,..have slowly convinced me, that my beggarly sympathies were a sin against society.
1881Stevenson Virg. Puerisque 242 We walk the streets to make romances and to *sociologise. 1971New Society 7 Jan. 24/2 How many sociologists are there in Britain? We do not know, for the profession has not seriously sociologised itself.
1924Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. XXX. 302 (title) The *sociologizing movement within political science. 196020th Cent. May 443 The ‘sociologizing’ of these disciplines [sc. economics and politics] in America..has increased their current vitality. 1980Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Sept. 1073/3 The People's Choice of 1944 is central to the beneficial sociologizing of more than one sector of the political science with which we now live.
1892Sat. Rev. 23 July 106/2 The peasant who has found his *sociologue has to wait yet for his observer. |