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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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“There are no tracking systems,” London, a sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the author of Rethinking Recess: Creating Safe and Inclusive Playtime for All Children in School, said.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

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

His mother was a schoolteacher and editor; his father was a police officer who eventually became a sociology professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"And I'll tell you something your sociology teachers are afraid to tell you," he said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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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