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