sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 
ˌsō-shē-
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: the scientific analysis of a social institution as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of society
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Courtesy Ezra Snell Ezra Snell is a sociology major at Jackson State University.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 6 May 2024
The claim that outsiders were whipping locals into organizing protests has been a common refrain in past social movements and was leveled at protesters during the civil rights movement, according to Aldon Morris, an emeritus professor of sociology and Black studies at Northwestern University.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 6 May 2024
The claim that outsiders were whipping locals into organizing protests has been a common refrain in past social movements and was leveled at protesters during the civil rights movement, according to Aldon Morris, an emeritus professor of sociology and Black studies at Northwestern University.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 4 May 2024
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sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
ˌsō-shē-
: the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
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sociology
noun
so·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌsō-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
ˌsō-shē-
ˌsō-shē-
plural sociologies
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