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sociology

[soh-see-ol-uh-jee, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ siˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /
NOUN
anthropology
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STRONGEST


NOUN
social engineering
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NOUN
social studies
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A new bachelor’s degree in digital humanities will teach students how to integrate AI and digital tools into disciplines including sociology, archaeology, history, and the study of race and gender.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The people leading health campaigns and creating and sharing messages should be trained in and have experience with health communication, which draws on behavioral science, sociology, and marketing.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

It is currently reviewing the circumstances around his appointment as professor of sociology of education.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

No one there knew he was a prominent doctor of sociology, with years of experience as a college professor and several well-respected books.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

In her catalog essay, Ms. Semmelhack does a good job of surveying the history of sneakers and their associated sociologies.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2015

My curiosity, in the case of Prince Jones, opened a world of newspaper clippings, histories, and sociologies.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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