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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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Mr. McCaffree is an associate professor of sociology at the University of North Texas and editor-in-chief of Theory and Society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“There used to be quite a few eyes on this,” said Kathleen Blee, a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The former philosophy and sociology teacher at Kensington Park School was found to have failed to adhere to the school's child protection and safeguarding policy.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

With all these windows into the lives of students and the close attention he paid, he has become an authority on high school sociology.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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