"Categories of sociology: way of thinking and student's dictionary" (by Konstantin Olkhovikov and Gheorgiy Orlov) looks into contemporary scholarly criteria of sociological thinking. Starting from the intention to systemize categories in context of societies' development the sociological thinking presupposes methodological distinction of categories and notions. Sociology is a fundamental knowledge. That is why techniques should not destruct but supplement methodology. Actual perspectives for sociological vocabulary are linked to horizons of cultural emulation within managerial curricula. Vocabulary of sociological study forms an aspect of analyzing contemporary life-worlds. It also signals importance of multilevel typology for the language of sociology: general categories, particular terms, field terms, and diagnosis notions.