sociological

American  

[soh-see-uh-loj-i-kuhl, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ si əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

Also sociologic

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsociological adjective
• sociologically adverb
• unsociological adjective
• unsociologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of sociological

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

Example Sentences

The attorney sought an expert to evaluate the sociological damage to the community too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He stands at the crossroads of football, race, and modern celebrity - a figure both sociological and sporting.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

This is a blinkered and shallow understanding of religion that crumbles under historical or sociological scrutiny.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025

This is part of the challenge of sociological research, that people often aren't aware of the structures that are operating in their own lives.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

This chapter has pointed instead to a sociological reality—the scientific network—and more concretely, the small crowd that surrounded Périer on the summit of the Puy-de-Dôme.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton