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sociology

[soh-see-ol-uh-jee, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ siˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /
NOUN
anthropology
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STRONGEST


NOUN
social engineering
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NOUN
social studies
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Abdul-Aal, a 72-year-old retired high school sociology teacher with an avuncular smile, likened residents’ behavior around Israeli troops to a lazy student hoping they’re not called on in class.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The former philosophy and sociology teacher at Kensington Park School was found to have failed to adhere to the school's child protection and safeguarding policy.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Grace Kao, a sociology professor at Yale University, said that while it features collaborations with Western songwriters and producers, the title works to "remind international fans that BTS is, first and foremost, a Korean group".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“She was a social satirist who was very well aware of currents in sociology and, in particular, psychology and psychiatry, which she mocked in a gentle but devastating way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In 1982, a sociology graduate student named Louise Farkas went to visit a number of nursing homes and residential hotels in New York City and Miami Beach.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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