abnormal sociology 

the study of behaviour that widely deviates from accepted social patterns; the study of social ills

Knowledge of abnormal sociology is a must for the initiation of a social campaign against widespread social evils.

abnormal sociology by uttam maharjan January 27, 2010

Sociology 

A shitty social science major for pseudo-intellectuals whose mindset consists of what they hear and parrot from CNN and MSNBC all day and tools who think they are all that because they take sociological statistics which is nothing but a class that involves quantifying behavior and interactions using arbitrary number of policies needed to combat the number of societal issues. Basically the study of society, learning sociology and thinking from a sociological perspective is something anyone can do without having to take a class or have a degree. It’s a BS major that has made society worse than ever before and like every social sciences with the exception of economics, it should not involve statistics because the social world is variable. Sociology is the functionalist and insular version of anthropology, the mischief-maker version of psychology, and the subversive version of History.

Should I major in Sociology?

If you want to get midterm questions like who was responsible for the KKK movement? Then sociology is the perfect choice.

A. Conservatives

B. Republicans

C. Everyone who disagrees with a Liberal

D. All of the above

Sociology by Girls ❤️ shafts June 6, 2022

Sociology 

A social science subject/major devoid of any intrigue or substance. It’s basically the insular version of Anthropology, the subversive version of History, and a shit fit version of psychology since it is a paroxysm of tantrums by radical commies or useful idiots who believe everyone who disagrees with them politically is a pressing social issue

Did you study sociology?

No!

Why?

Because sociology is the study of what most people already know. It just takes experience and going outside to decipher it.

Sociology by Girls ❤️ shafts June 7, 2022

Sociology of Gemology

The study of how shiny rocks dictate the complex hierarchies and mating rituals of the human species. It examines the social structures built around the ownership, display, and trade of gemstones, from the pecking order established by the size of an engagement ring to the tribal behaviors exhibited at gem and mineral shows. It posits that a diamond isn't just a carbon allotrope, but a social signal, a status symbol, and a tiny, glittering diplomat in the endless negotiations of human relationships.

*Example: "The sociology of gemology was on full display at the office holiday party. The social strata were clearly defined by the mineral assemblages on people's fingers: the cubic zirconia interns in the corner, the sapphire-and-diamond middle-managers networking by the bar, and the CEO, whose 3-carat emerald-cut served as the alpha predator of the entire ecosystem."*

Sociology of Gemology by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

Sociology of Nation-States

The study of how nation-states are structured as social systems—how they organize populations, create hierarchies, distribute resources, and maintain order. Nation-states are the largest-scale social organizations humans have devised, and their sociology is correspondingly complex: classes, institutions, bureaucracies, legal systems, and the millions of interactions that hold them together. The sociology of nation-states examines how social order is maintained (through consent, coercion, and habit), how inequality is structured (by class, race, region), and how states change (through revolution, reform, or collapse). It also examines the relationship between states and the societies they govern—how states shape society and how society shapes states, in an ongoing dance of power and resistance.

Example: "She applied the sociology of nation-states to understand rising inequality in her country. It wasn't just bad policy; it was the structure of the state itself—who it represented, who it ignored, whose interests were built into its operations. Changing policy wouldn't change the structure; changing the structure required changing who had power."

Sociology of Nation-States by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Sociology of Money

The study of how money functions as a social institution—how it organizes relationships, creates hierarchies, and structures society. Money is not just a medium of exchange; it's a social technology that shapes who we are and how we relate. The sociology of money examines how money creates social distance (by making transactions impersonal), how it enables certain forms of life (capitalism, markets, globalization), and how it excludes those without it. It also examines how money carries social meanings—what we spend on says who we are, what we save for says what we value, what we give away says what we owe. Money is the skeleton of modern society, invisible but structuring everything.

Example: "She studied the sociology of money and saw it everywhere—in the way relationships became transactions, in the way value was reduced to price, in the way people were ranked by wealth. Money wasn't just currency; it was the language her society spoke. She learned to speak it, even as she dreamed of other languages."

Sociology of Money by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Sociology of Science

The study of how scientific knowledge is produced by communities of scientists, shaped by social structures, and validated through social processes. Science is often presented as pure logic, but it's done by humans in institutions—with hierarchies, competitions, funding pressures, and cultural biases. The sociology of science examines how scientific communities form (through training, networks, shared paradigms), how they decide what counts as knowledge (through peer review, replication, consensus), and how they change (through discoveries, conflicts, generational shifts). It also examines how science is shaped by broader society—by politics, economics, culture—and how it shapes society in return. Science is social all the way down, which doesn't make it less reliable—just more human.

Example: "He studied the sociology of science after a paradigm shift in his field, watching how the old guard resisted, how the young turks pushed, how funding shifted, how journals changed. The science was real, but the process was social. Understanding that didn't make him cynical; it made him strategic. He published in the right places, cited the right people, and his ideas spread."

Sociology of Science by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026