Relating to sociology or the scientific study of human society and social behavior.
From French 'sociologique,' combining Latin 'socius' (companion, ally) with Greek '-logia' (study of). The term was coined by Auguste Comte in the 1830s as he developed sociology as a distinct academic discipline.
Sociology emerged during the Industrial Revolution as scholars tried to understand rapidly changing societies - it was humanity's attempt to study itself scientifically for the first time in history.
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