noun

sociology

sociology

He is studying sociology at the university.

He is studying sociology at the university.

to study sociology the study of human society He is studying sociology at the university.

Synonyms: social science

From Latin 'socius' (companion) + Greek '-logia' (study of). Literally, 'the study of society'.

'Socio-' (society) + '-logy' (study of). Easy to remember if you know other '-logy' words like biology or psychology.

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