sociology

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English

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Etymology

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From French sociologie, coined by Auguste Comte in 1834, itself a combination of Latin socius (companion, fellowship) and the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía), itself from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, word, knowledge), from socio- +‎ -logy.

Previous mentions of the field in English usually referred to it as social physics.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: sō-shē-ŏl′-əjē
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒlədʒiː/, /ˌsəʊʃiːˈɒlədʒiː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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sociology (plural sociologies)

  1. A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ “On the Origin and Use of the Word "Sociology," and on the Relation of Sociological to Other Studies and to Practical Problems”, in American Journal of Sociology[1], volume 9, number 2, 2022 August 24 (last accessed), pages 145-162

Further reading

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  • "sociology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 295.