sociological
About human society and how people live, work, and act together in groups.
Relating to human society, social structures, and how people behave and interact in groups, especially when examined in a systematic way.
About the school subject or science of sociology, including its ideas and methods.
Relating to the academic discipline of sociology, its theories, methods, or professional work.
- Base: sociological
sociological analysis
1analysis using tools of sociology
A careful study of social life, groups, or problems using ideas and methods from sociology.
- Her sociological analysis of online communities shows how digital spaces create new forms of identity.
- The book offers a rich sociological analysis of migration and family life.
- We will begin with a sociological analysis of class and education.
sociological imagination
1seeing personal lives in social context
The skill of seeing how a person’s private problems are connected to larger social and historical conditions.
- The lecturer encouraged students to use their sociological imagination when thinking about unemployment.
- Developing a sociological imagination helps people understand that many personal troubles are also public issues.
- Reading Mills changed the way she thought about her life, by giving her a stronger sociological imagination.
sociological perspective
1a sociology-based way of seeing society
A way of thinking that looks at how society, groups, and institutions shape people’s lives and behavior.
- From a sociological perspective, crime can be seen as a response to social inequality.
- The course will introduce students to the basic sociological perspective on health and illness.
- Taking a sociological perspective helped her see that her experiences were part of a broader pattern.
sociological research
1research done using sociology methods
Careful, planned studies about society and groups, done using methods from sociology.
- Recent sociological research has focused on the effects of aging populations.
- Good sociological research often mixes interviews with statistical analysis.
- Sociological research can inform public policy on housing and education.
sociological theory
1theories that explain social life
A set of ideas in sociology that tries to explain how society is organized and why people act as they do.
- The first part of the course covers classical sociological theory.
- Understanding sociological theory helps students make sense of research findings.
- Her work is strongly influenced by feminist sociological theory.