No. 7,117 in Chinese
社会学
The study of human society, social behavior, and social institutions.
In a sentence
我在大学主修社会学。
I majored in sociology in university.
In this sentence, "社会学" refers to the academic discipline and is used as the object of the verb "主修" (to major in).
社会学研究人类群体的行为和社会结构。
Sociology studies human group behaviors and social structures.
Here, "社会学" is used as the subject of the sentence and signifies the field of study concerned with human societies.
从社会学的角度分析问题可以帮助我们理解社会现象。
Analyzing issues from a sociological perspective can help us understand social phenomena.
"社会学" in this context is utilized to describe an analytical perspective or approach tied to the study of sociology.
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