sociological

[ soh-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl, soh-shee- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
2. dealing with social questions or problems, especially focusing on cultural and environmental factors rather than on psychological or personal characteristics:

   a sociological approach to art.

3. organized into a society; social.

Other Words From

• so·ci·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
• non·so·ci·o·log·i·cal adjective
• un·so·ci·o·log·i·cal adjective
• un·so·ci·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sociological¹

First recorded in 1835–45; sociolog(y) + -ic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

This is a sociological phenomenon I have studied.

From Los Angeles Times

He realized that he was starring not only in a sporting event, a sporting phenomenon, but a sociological phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times

In plays such as “The Whale,” “Pocatello” and “A Permanent Image,” he closely examines the sociological landscape, the way economics and culture constrict and magnify, imprison and potentially liberate this thing we call the self.

From Los Angeles Times

This is why he is perhaps best known for authoring "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity," a 500-page classic that is part detailed historical narrative, part scathing sociological critique.

From Salon

“Despair and doubt have permeated our sociological environment, to the point where people no longer believe that their destiny can be fulfilled here,” he adds.

From BBC