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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the [[science]] of [[society]], social [[institutions]], and social [[relationships]]; specifically : the systematic [[study]] of the development, [[structure]], [[interaction]], and [[collective]] [[behavior]] of organized groups of [[human being]]s

*1: the [[science]] of [[society]], social [[institutions]], and social [[relationships]]; specifically : the systematic [[study]] of the development, [[structure]], [[interaction]], and [[collective]] [[behavior]] of organized groups of [[human being]]s

*2: the scientific [[analysis]] of a social [[institution]] as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of [[society]]  

*2: the scientific [[analysis]] of a social [[institution]] as a functioning whole and as it relates to the rest of [[society]]

 

 

 

==Description==

==Description==

[[Sociology]] is the study of [[society]] and human social [[action]]. It generally concerns itself with the social rules and [[process]]es that bind and separate people not only as [[individual]]s, but as members of [[associations]], [[groups]], [[communities]] and [[institutions]], and includes the examination of the organization and development of human social life. The sociological field of interest ranges from the analysis of short [[contacts]] between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. Most sociologists work in one or more subfields.

[[Sociology]] is the study of [[society]] and human social [[action]]. It generally concerns itself with the social rules and [[process]]es that bind and separate people not only as [[individual]]s, but as members of [[associations]], [[groups]], [[communities]] and [[institutions]], and includes the examination of the organization and development of human social life. The sociological field of interest ranges from the analysis of short [[contacts]] between anonymous individuals on the street to the study of global social processes. Most sociologists work in one or more subfields.