unsociologist
unsociologist noun: one of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a marginal sociologist who is primarily an administrator committed to the institution where he or she works rather than particularly passionate about any sociological questions or issues.
Noun
unsociologist (plural unsociologists)
- One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a marginal sociologist who is primarily an administrator committed to the institution where he or she works rather than particularly passionate about any sociological questions or issues.
- Unsociologists tend to be local. They are concerned with a small range of problems, generally those kinds of problems which deeply affect the administrative apparatus of college life […]1967, Llewellyn Gross, Sociological Theory: Inquiries and Paradigms, page 376
- Mainliners view sociology as a profession or occupation, and marginals are antisociologists and unsociologists.2017, Shulamit Reinharz, On Becoming a Social Scientist
Forms of unsociologist
| plural | unsociologists |
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Origin of unsociologist
From un- + sociologist.
Questions about unsociologist
- What does unsociologist mean?
- Unsociologist means one of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a marginal sociologist who is primarily an administrator committed to the institution where he or she works rather than particularly passionate about any sociological questions or issues.
- What part of speech is unsociologist?
- Unsociologist is a noun.
- What is the plural of unsociologist?
- The plural of unsociologist is unsociologists.
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