societalization
The theory attributed to sociologist Q112383134 (Q112383134) that modernisation makes social life increasingly fragmented with a loss of close-knit communities, which process is seen to undermine religion.
The theory attributed to sociologist Jeffrey C. Alexander that social problems become objects of concern for the broader public sphere once actors within the sphere where the problem originated are shown to have infringed against the sphere's own values and failed to solve it internally (e.g. journalists revealing Catholic Church leaders' coverups of sexual abuse of children by priests).

societism
A social philosophy that promotes the well-being of the group without sacrificing the significance of the individual.

socioaffinity
social affinity

socioanthropology
social anthropology, cultural anthropology

sociobabble
The jargon used by sociologists.

sociobiodiversity
sociobiological diversity

sociocentricity
The quality of being sociocentric.

sociocentrism
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own social group or society.

sociocognition
Social cognition.

socioconstructivism
social constructivism

sociocracies
plural of sociocracy

sociocracy
A form of government in which the needs of everyone in a society are met.

sociodemographics
social demographics

sociodemography
A branch of study combining sociology and demography

sociodevelopment
social development

sociodevelopments
plural of sociodevelopment

sociodicies
plural of sociodicy

sociodicy
A justification (or similar discourse) of the nature of a particular society

sociodiversity
social diversity

sociodramatics
sociodramatic behaviour; group make-believe

sociodynamics
social dynamics

socioecologies
plural of socioecology

socioecology
The use of techniques of sociology in the field of ecology.

socioeconomics
The branch of economics that deals with social aspects.

socioeconomies
plural of socioeconomy

socioeconomy
A socioeconomic system.

socioendocrinology
sociological endocrinology

socioenvironment
social environment

socioenvironments
plural of socioenvironment

socioethnicity
Social and ethnic status.

sociofact
One of the social structures and cultural norms that shape the interactions between individuals in a society.

sociofacts
plural of sociofact

sociofugality
The quality of being sociofugal.

sociogenetics
A combination of sociology and genetics.

sociogenomics
The study of the multivariate feedback loops by which nature and nurture (genetics and environment) interact with and shape each other.

sociogeny
The science of the origin of society.

sociogeographies
plural of sociogeography

sociogeography
Social geography; the distribution of various sociocultural groups across geographical regions

sociogerontology
A subfield of gerontology that studies the social processes of aging.

sociographies
plural of sociography

sociography
The branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena.

sociohistories
plural of sociohistory

sociohistory
The social aspect or aspects of a historic event or era.

sociolect
The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

sociolects
plural of sociolect

sociologese
The jargon used by sociologists.

sociologies
plural of sociology

sociologism
The attribution of a sociological basis to another discipline.

sociologisms
plural of sociologism

sociology
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

sociolx
Abbreviation of sociolinguistics.

sociomaterialities
plural of sociomateriality

sociomateriality
The study of the interlinked social and material aspects of the use of technology in the workplace.

sociome
A sociological biome

sociomes
plural of sociome

sociometries
plural of sociometry

sociometry
The quantitative study of social interactions, and the measurement of preferences etc.

sociomicrobiology
The study of microbial society

socionics
A theory of information processing and personality type, distinguished by its information model of the psyche and a model of interpersonal relations.

socionome
Shared behavior of a group.

socionomes
plural of socionome

socionomics
The theory that social mood drives financial, macroeconomic and political behavior.

socionomy
The study of how sociological factors affect the economy.

sociopathies
plural of sociopathy

sociopathology
The study of sociopaths

sociopathy
The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder and/or other Cluster B personality disorders or dark triad traits.

sociopetality
The quality of being sociopetal.

sociophilosophy
An approach to philosophy based on sociological enquiry.

sociophonetics
A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.

sociophonology
A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of phonology; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonology.
A specific sociophonological system.

sociophysiology
An interdisciplinary field of research encompassing sociology and physiology

sociopsychology
The study of social psychology.

sociorobotics
A field of research dealing with the implications, complexities and design of the social behaviours and interactions of robots (with each other and with humans).

sociospatialities
plural of sociospatiality

sociospatiality
The quality of being sociospatial.

sociotherapies
plural of sociotherapy

sociotherapy
A social science and form of social work involving the study of groups and individuals with the aim of improving lives and social conditions.

sociotonetics
The sociophonetics of lexical tones.

sociotopography
sociological topography

sociotype
Any of the personality types in socionics.

sociotypes
plural of sociotype

sockdolager
A hard hit, a knockout or finishing blow, or conclusive argument.
Something large or otherwise exceptional; a whopper.
A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.

sockdolagers
plural of sockdolager

sockdollager
Alternative form of sockdolager.

sockdollagers
plural of sockdollager

sockdologer
Alternative form of sockdolager.

sockdologers
plural of sockdologer

sockeroo
Something remarkably impressive or successful.

sockeroos
plural of sockeroo

socklessness
The state of being sockless, not wearing socks.

sockpuppetry
The use of sock puppets.
The use of pseudonymous online accounts for abuse.

socmed
Abbreviation of social media.

socnet
social network

socnets
plural of socnet

socspeak
The jargon used by sociologists.

soddenness
The property of being sodden.
The state of being completely drunk.

sodomies
plural of sodomy

sodomisation
Rare form of sodomization.

sodomitries
plural of sodomitry

sodomitry
Synonym of sodomy.

sodomization
An act of sodomy.

sodomizations
plural of sodomization

sodomy
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.
Anal sex.

sofar
A system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds.

soficity
The quality of being sofic.

softbottom
A soft seafloor, typically composed of muddy sediment.

softbottoms
plural of softbottom

softgel
A form of medicine to be taken orally, with a gelatin-based shell around a liquid filling.

softgels
plural of softgel

softheadedness
The quality of being softheaded.

softheartedness
The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.

softmindedness
Alternative form of soft-mindedness.