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sociocultural

[ soh-see-oh-kuhl-cher-uhl, soh-shee- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.


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Other Words From

  • soci·o·cultur·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sociocultural1

First recorded in 1925–30; socio- + cultural

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Example Sentences

In the 1990s, scientists often attributed such differences to gender rather than sex—to norms, roles, relationships, behaviors, and other sociocultural factors as opposed to biological differences in the immune system.

Louis Herns Marcelin, a sociocultural anthropologist who is currently studying migration from Haiti and is the Director of Global Health Studies at the University of Miami, expects a growing number of Haitians to attempt to emigrate by sea.

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Already, Sanchez-Vives and her team are gearing up to use novel immersive VR scenarios to target other sociocultural contributors to domestic violence.

In 2002, the sociocultural anthropologist Jean-Pierre Rossie traveled to the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southwestern Morocco to study children’s play habits.

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