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sociology definition

so·ci·ol·ogy (sō′sē äl′ə jē, -s̸hē-)

noun

  1. the science of human society and of social relations, organization, and change; specif., the study of the beliefs, values, etc. of societal groups and of the processes governing social phenomena
  2. synecology

Etymology: Fr sociologie (coined in 1830 by (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François Xavier) Comte): see socio- & -logy

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