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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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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

And I think you’re going to have to have competitive models to actually get to reform where people who used to have inside history, which is my discipline, English literature, anthropology, sociology, whatever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

One letter was written by Richard Kamei, a sociology professor at the school, and in it, Fraire is described as someone who “takes his education seriously.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

That was partly because, instead of simply teaching, the sociology faculty got involved.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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