SOCIOLOGY


Meaning of SOCIOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsō-sē-ˈä-lə-jē, ˌsō-shē- ]

noun

Etymology: French sociologie, from socio- + -logie -logy

Date: 1843

1. : the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships ; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings

2. : the scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society

3. : synecology

• so·ci·ol·o·gist -jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.