sociológicas

Sociológicas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective sociológico, used to describe things related to sociology, the study of society. It appears in phrases such as investigaciones sociológicas, teorías sociológicas, o perspectivas sociológicas. As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Sociology is a social science that examines patterns of social behavior, social relationships, institutions, and processes that structure everyday life. It seeks to explain how social context influences individuals and groups, how social order is maintained, and how change occurs. The field covers topics such as family, education, work, religion, politics, inequality, culture, and globalization.

Sociological analysis employs a range of methods. Quantitative approaches include surveys and statistical modeling; qualitative approaches include interviews, participant observation, and ethnography; mixed-methods combine techniques. The discipline also integrates theoretical frameworks such as functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, and feminist or postcolonial perspectives to interpret social phenomena.

Sociológicas are commonly used in academic writing, policy analysis, and research reports to qualify statements about social dynamics. Subfields include sociology of education, sociology of gender, urban sociology, medical sociology, and the sociology of race and ethnicity, among others. The term underscores the connection to the broader study of how societies organize, distribute resources, and shape human behavior, rather than a separate discipline.

Etymology: from sociología plus the feminine adjective ending. The root sociología comes from Latin socius and Greek logia, meaning the study of companionship and social life.