socioeconomics

[ soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-iks, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the interrelation between economics and social behavior.

Other Words From

• so·ci·o·e·con·o·mist [soh-see-oh-i-, kon, -, uh, -mist, soh-shee-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of socioeconomics¹

socio- + economics

Example Sentences

But if you look at the socioeconomics of this stuff, who is using it, it's not because we're worried about [our health].

From The Daily Beast

What we can reasonably require an Abigail Fisher to understand is that the rules are bent based on socioeconomics.

From The Daily Beast