sociologynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsəʊ.siˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑː.lə.dʒi/the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies:
She has a degree in sociology and politics.
He specializes in the sociology of education/law/the family.
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Society - general words
- amenity
- civilization
- civilized
- consumer society
- dystopia
- facility
- hunter-gatherer
- pluralism
- pluralist
- secularize
- social
- societal
- society
- socio-
- sociocultural
- sociolinguistic
- sociolinguistics
- superstructure
- uncivilized
- utility
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