In a mixed government, some issues (often defined in a constitution) are decided by the majority of the people, some other issues by few, and some other issues by a single person (also often defined in a constitution). The idea is commonly treated as an antecedent of separation of powers.
Usage Notes: 1  Plural: macrosociologies. 2  Macrosociology is the âbig pictureâ view of sociology. 3  Macrosociology is compared and contrasted to microsociology. However, the distinction between macrosociology and microsociology is not well-established across the discipline of sociology and exists on a continuum.
Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to today and on into the future. According to NASA, the definition of cosmology is the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole. Cosmologists puzzle over exotic concepts like string theory, dark matter and dark energy and whether there is one universe or many (sometimes called the multiverse).