English > sociologist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society. |
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| Instances | Durkheim, Emile Durkheim | French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917) |
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| Fourier, Charles Fourier, Francois Marie Charles Fourier | French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) |
| Merton, Robert Merton, Robert King Merton | United States sociologist (1910-2003) |
| Pareto, Vilfredo Pareto | Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) |
| Parsons, Talcott Parsons | United States sociologist (1902-1979) |
| Riesman, David Riesman, David Riesman Jr. | United States sociologist (1909-2002) |
| Spencer, Herbert Spencer | English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) |
| Sumner, William Graham Sumner | United States sociologist (1840-1910) |
| Webb, Sidney Webb, Sidney James Webb, First Baron Passfield | English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) |
| Weber, Max Weber | German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920) |
| Narrower | demographer, demographist, population scientist | A scientist who studies the growth and density / density of populations and their vital statistics |
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| psephologist | A sociologist who studies election trends |
| Broader | social scientist | someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships |
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| Spanish | socióloga, sociólogo |
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| Catalan | sociòleg |
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| Nouns | sociology | the study and classification of human societies |
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