sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 
ˌsō-shē-
ˌsō-shē-
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: the scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society
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Elizabeth Aranda is professor of sociology and director of the Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center at the University of South Florida.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The first Women’s Marches helped engage many of their participants politically, and that mobilization didn’t end after the marches concluded, said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Or find a tenured teaching position in the U.S. that will support my pedagogy within sociology and our global climate crisis.
—Roberto Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Manoj Misra, an associate professor of sociology at Western Connecticut State University, said the government has a responsibility to students.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The first Women’s Marches helped engage many of their participants politically, and that mobilization didn’t end after the marches concluded, said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Or find a tenured teaching position in the U.S. that will support my pedagogy within sociology and our global climate crisis.
—Roberto Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Manoj Misra, an associate professor of sociology at Western Connecticut State University, said the government has a responsibility to students.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Sociology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociology. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
ˌsō-shē-
: the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
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sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
ˌsō-shē-
ˌsō-shē-
plural sociologies
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