sociology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French sociologie, coined by Auguste Comte in 1834. Previous mentions of the field in English usually referred to it as social physics.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sociology (plural sociologies)
- The study of society, human social interaction and the rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups and institutions
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Translations[edit]
study of society, human social interactions, etc.
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Further reading[edit]
- "sociology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 295.