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Sociology — sociology … Dictionary of sociology
SOCIOLOGY — as a field of intellectual endeavor is much older than sociology as an academic discipline. Modern sociology can be traced to the Scottish moralists such as Adam Ferguson, David Hume, Adam Smith, and possibly to Thomas Hobbes. The word sociology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sociology — • The claims of sociology to a place in the hierarchy of sciences are subjected to varied controversy. It has been held that there is no distinct problem for a science of sociology, no feature of human society not already provided for in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
sociology — Sociology sets out to ‘describe, understand and explain’ (Abercrombie et al. 1986) the social world that we inhabit. Far from being a ‘new’ discipline, it has its roots in the early nineteenth century, with Auguste Comte (1798–1857) first… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
sociology — Sociology as a scholarly discipline developed late in Spain, as elsewhere. The foundations were laid by the work of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos (Political Studies Institute), where, from 1948, figures like Javier Conde, Juan José Linz… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Sociology — ist die soziologische Fachzeitschrift der British Sociological Association. Als Vierteljahreszeitschrift 1967 gegründet, erscheint sie seit 2006 zweimonatlich mit sechs Ausgaben im Jahr. Neben Originalbeiträgen aus allen Gebieten der Soziologie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sociology — So ci*ol o*gy, n. [L. socius a companion + logy.] That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sociology — (n.) 1843, from Fr. sociologie, a hybrid coined 1830 by Fr. philosopher Isidore Auguste Comte (1798 1857), from L. socius associate (see SOCIAL (Cf. social)) + Greek derived suffix logie (see LOGY (Cf. logy)) … Etymology dictionary
sociology — ► NOUN ▪ the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society. DERIVATIVES sociological adjective sociologist noun … English terms dictionary
sociology — [sō΄sē äl′ə jē, sō΄shēäl′ə jē] n. [Fr sociologie (coined in 1830 by COMTE (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François Xavier)): see SOCIO & LOGY] 1. the science of human society and of social relations, organization, and change; specif., the study of the… … English World dictionary
Sociology — For the journal, see Sociology (journal). Sociology … Wikipedia
