SOCIOLOGY in a Sentence

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In sociology, the social organism is theoretical concept in which a society or social structure is viewed as a "living being".

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 Meanings and Examples of SOCIOLOGY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sociology
 n.  the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies
Classic Sentence:
1  Then she found a hobby in sociology.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  The sociology instructor was new.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
3  On the way he thought no more of money, but mused on the introduction that awaited him to the Petersburg savant, a writer on sociology, and what he would say to him about his book.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 2
4  However, I don't propose to discuss politics, sociology, or metaphysics with you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
5  They lived freely among the students, they argued with the men over philosophical, sociological and artistic matters, they were just as good as the men themselves: only better, since they were women.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  So wofully unorganized is sociological knowledge that the meaning of progress, the meaning of "swift" and "slow" in human doing, and the limits of human perfectability, are veiled, unanswered sphinxes on the shores of science.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In XIV
Example Sentence:
1  She has a degree in sociology and politics.
2  I'll be teaching history and sociology next term.
3  For Durkheim, comparison was the most important method of analysis in sociology.
4  In sociology, the social organism is theoretical concept in which a society or social structure is viewed as a "living being".
5  She has degrees in sociology, psychology and is "a recognized expert" in the field of diversity training.
6  Psychological and sociological studies were emphasizing the importance of the family.