• Syntha@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    But this isn’t a sociology class? It’s not even a sociology forum. Words can have different meanings and connotations in different contexts. The academic definition of a word does not automatically trump the colloquial definition, especially not in non-academic circumstances.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Sociology:

      The study of human social behavior

      Well, the sociologists have decided they’re relevant to all human interaction, so there’s that.