sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 
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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Younger sister Sasha, meanwhile, graduated from the University of Southern California with an undergraduate degree in sociology in May 2023.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
After earning his degree in sociology there, Smitson went on to get a doctorate in psychotherapy and became a professor at the University of Cincinnati.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 June 2024
The former mayor will teach a class on strategic public policy consulting alongside public policy and sociology professor Jeffrey Morenoff.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2024
Throughout his narrative, his engrossing mixture of closeup witness and broad-view sociology calls to mind the late Howard S. Becker’s insistence that the best sociology is always, in the first instance, wide-angle reporting.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
After earning his degree in sociology there, Smitson went on to get a doctorate in psychotherapy and became a professor at the University of Cincinnati.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 June 2024
The former mayor will teach a class on strategic public policy consulting alongside public policy and sociology professor Jeffrey Morenoff.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2024
Throughout his narrative, his engrossing mixture of closeup witness and broad-view sociology calls to mind the late Howard S. Becker’s insistence that the best sociology is always, in the first instance, wide-angle reporting.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Sociology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociology. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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