sociologic


so·ci·ol·o·gy

S0528000 (sō′sē-ŏl′ə-jē, -shē-)n.1. The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.2. Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.
[French sociologie : socio-, socio- + -logie, study (from Greek -logiā; see -logy).]
so′ci·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), so′ci·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.so′ci·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.so′ci·ol′o·gist n.