sociologist

American  

[soh-see-ahl-uhj-ist, soh-shee-ahl-uhj-ist] / ˌsoʊ siˈɑl ədʒ ɪst, ˌsoʊ ʃiˈɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

plural

sociologists

1. an expert in sociology.

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Other Word Forms

• sociologism noun

Example Sentences

In a 2024 interview with me, sociologist Arlie Hochschild explained this in the context of what she called “a material economy and a pride economy” that exists for poor and working-class voters.

From Salon

"Like Valentine's Day, the proposal has become a ritual shaped by an industry," said Florence Maillochon, a sociologist specialising in intimate relationships.

From Barron's

A later generation of sociologists might have diagnosed Göring’s martial flamboyance as a form of “homeovestism”—that is, exaggerated and often impractical gender-normative dress or behavior intended to signal elite social status.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alejandro Portes, a prominent sociologist at Princeton University, first introduced the term in a paper published in The Annual Review of Sociology in 1998.

From Salon

Chow applied for the court to hear expert evidence from Taiwanese sociologist Ho Ming-sho but was rejected by the three-judge panel.

From Barron's