sociology

Sociology is defined as the study of human values, relationships, beliefs and society.

(noun)

An example of sociology is what someone is studying when they attend a religious service of a religion that isn’t their own.

See sociology in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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
synecology

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

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See sociology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.
Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.

Origin:

Origin: French sociologie

Origin: : socio-, socio-

Origin: + -logie, study (from Greek -logiā; see -logy)

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