sociocultural

[ soh-see-oh-kuhl-cher-uhl, soh-shee- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.

Other Words From

• soci·o·cultur·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociocultural¹

First recorded in 1925–30; socio- + cultural

Example Sentences

In the 1990s, scientists often attributed such differences to gender rather than sex—to norms, roles, relationships, behaviors, and other sociocultural factors as opposed to biological differences in the immune system.

From MIT Technology Review

Louis Herns Marcelin, a sociocultural anthropologist who is currently studying migration from Haiti and is the Director of Global Health Studies at the University of Miami, expects a growing number of Haitians to attempt to emigrate by sea.

From TIme

Already, Sanchez-Vives and her team are gearing up to use novel immersive VR scenarios to target other sociocultural contributors to domestic violence.

From The Daily Beast

In 2002, the sociocultural anthropologist Jean-Pierre Rossie traveled to the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southwestern Morocco to study children’s play habits.

From Nautilus