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Sociology

Soˊci-ol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[L.
socius
a companion +
-logy
.]
That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science.
H. Spencer.

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sociology

sociology

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Noun

sociology (plural sociologies)

  1. 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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