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sociocentric

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so⋅ci⋅o⋅cen⋅tric

  [soh-see-oh-sen-trik, soh-shee-]
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–adjective
1. oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
2. tending to regard one's own social group as superior to others.
3. socially oriented.
Compare egocentric.

Origin:
1880–85; socio- + -centric

Related forms:
so⋅ci⋅o⋅cen⋅tric⋅i⋅ty  [soh-see-oh-sen-tris-i-tee, soh-shee-] , noun
so⋅ci⋅o⋅cen⋅trism, noun
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sociocentric so·ci·o·cen·tric (sō'sē-ō-sěn'trĭk, -shē-)
adj.

  1. Oriented toward society; outgoing.

  2. Regarding one's own social group as superior to that of others.

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