sociography

[ soh-see-og-ruh-fee, soh-shee- ]

/ ˌsoʊ siˈɒg rə fi, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

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noun

the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.

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Origin of sociography

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM sociography

so·ci·o·graph·ic

[soh-see-uh-graf-ik, soh-shee-], /ˌsoʊ si əˈgræf ɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjective

Words nearby sociography

socioeconomics, socioeconomic status, sociogenetic, sociogenic, sociogram, sociography, sociol., sociolect, sociolinguistics, sociological, sociologism