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 “The Power Elite,” one of the most important sociological books of the 20th century, C. Wright Mills wrote that America was ruled by a triangle of unelected elites: wealthy corporate elites allied with top civilian government leaders and the military.

From Salon

Charlie Vela lived the DIY filmmaking experience when he and co-director Ronnie Garza made 2017’s “As I Walk Through the Valley,” a head-banging sociological sojourn through the punk rock music history of the Rio Grande Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

PRRI’s most recent study, "One Leader Under God: The Connection Between Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism in America." tapped the sociological literature that arose to understand the rise of fascism in Europe in the early 20th century.

From Salon