sociology
/ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Maisie says that Danny entered the manosphere through the realm of self-help, which Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociology professor at American University who specializes in extremism, says is “a great example of how radicalization works.”"
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsoʊsiˈɑləd͡ʒi/
- British English: /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/