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sociol

sociol is the abbreviation of sociology.

Meaning of sociology

Noun

sociology (plural sociologies)

  1. A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.
    • Maisie says that Danny entered the manosphere through the realm of self-help, which Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a sociology professor at American University who specializes in extremism, says is “a great example of how radicalization works.”2024 November 20, Fortesa Latifi, “How These Men Left the Manosphere — and Why Some May Never”, in Teen Vogue

Questions about sociol

What is sociol the abbreviation of?
Sociol is the abbreviation of sociology.

Words near sociol in the dictionary

  1. sociohumanistic
  2. socioideological
  3. socioindexical
  4. socioindividual
  5. sociojudicial
  6. sociol
  7. sociolect
  8. sociolectal
  9. sociolectally
  10. sociolectic
  11. sociolectical

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