sociology meaning

Definition of sociology

1. the study and classification of human societies

   Type of: social science

   Kinds: criminology, demography, psephology, sociometry

   Related forms: sociological, sociologist

How to pronounce sociology

sociology is pronounced /ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒi/ in British English and /ˌsoʊsiˈɑlədʒi/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with sociology

• theology
• ideology
• technology
• apology
• biology
• geology
• histology
• mythology
• pathology
• phonology
• mineralogy
• morphology
• physiology
• psychology
• terminology
• anthropology
• epistemology
• ecology
• otology
• urology
• zoology
• cytology
• doxology
• ethology