What Is Sociology? The Study of Society and Social Dynamics
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What Is Sociology? The Study of Society and Social Dynamics

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 12 July 2026 · View published page ↗

An introduction to sociology, highlighting foundational theories, influential thinkers, and their contributions to understanding social structures.

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A 2017 study published in Nature Human Behaviour attempted to replicate 100 studies published in top sociology journals; fewer than half successful
+The Open Science Collaboration's 2015 study published in Science attempted to replicate 100 studies published in top psychology journals; only

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Corrected the unverified 2017 Nature Human Behaviour sociology replication study to the real 2015 Open Science Collaboration psychology replication study (published in Science, ~36% replication rate). Verified present in body text; no bibliography or FAQ mentions of this study existed.

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