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so·ci·ol·o·gy

(sō′sē-ŏl′ə-jē, -shē-)

1. The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

2. Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.

[French sociologie : socio-, socio- + -logie, study (from Greek -logiā; see -logy).]

so′ci·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), so′ci·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

so′ci·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

so′ci·ol′o·gist n.

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so•ci•o•log•i•cal

(ˌsoʊ si əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌsoʊ ʃi-)

also so`ci•o•log′ic,

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of sociology.

2. dealing with social questions or problems.

3. organized and structured into a society; social.

[1835–45]

so`ci•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

sociological - of or relating to or determined by sociology; "sociological studies"

Translations

sociologique

sociologico

sociological

[ˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → sociológico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sociological

[ˌsəʊsiəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj → sociologique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sociological

adj → soziologisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sociological

[ˌsəʊsɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → sociologico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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