sociogenic

[ soh-see-oh-jen-ik, soh-shee- ]

adjective

1. caused or influenced by society or social factors:

   sociogenic problems.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociogenic¹

First recorded in 1965–70; socio- + -genic

Example Sentences

No biomedical cause was found in either and experts believe they were the result of mass sociogenic illness, Prof Wessely said.

From BBC

Prof Simon Wessely, a psychiatrist and epidemiologist at King's College London, said several "key epidemiological factors" led him to believe these were not a chain of poisonings, but were instead a case of "mass sociogenic illness" - in which symptoms spread among a group with no obvious biomedical cause.

From BBC

In cases of mass sociogenic illness - which used to be described as "mass hysteria" - the symptoms experienced are real, but they are caused by anxiety, not toxic poisoning, Prof Wessely said.

From BBC

Could it be that a great swathe of America is really undergoing what doctors refer to as "mass sociogenic illness" when it comes to gluten?

From BBC

It’s interesting that people can develop anxiety-related, or sociogenic, symptoms.

From US News