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sociography

American

[soh-see-og-ruh-fee, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ siˈɒg rə fi, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

sociographic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of sociography

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

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They are shaped for the sociography of a sapient culture.

From Turning Point by Coppel, Alfred

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