sociological
adjective
so·cio·log·i·cal
| \ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-\
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-\
variants:
or less commonly sociologic \ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-jik
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- \
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- \
Definition of sociological
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Other Words from sociological
sociologically
\ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- \
adverb
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- \
adverb
Examples of sociological in a Sentence
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If The Handmaid’s Tale was a psychological study — a claustrophobic look at one woman’s sequesterment and inner life — The Testaments is the more sociological counterpart. — Lucy Feldman, Time, "Let's Break Down the Most Mysterious Parts of The Testaments, With a Little Help From Margaret Atwood," 10 Sep. 2019 Yoon is clearly more interested in the proceedings' psychological and sociological aspects, presenting the role-plays in a detached manner which nonetheless brings out their bizarre and humorous aspects. — Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Overseas': Film Review | Locarno 2019," 22 Aug. 2019 The trope of borders connects the book’s numerous examples, anecdotes, memories and occasionally dense accretion of demographic, economic and sociological data. — Gaiutra Bahadur, The New Republic, "The United States’ Debt to Immigrants," 25 June 2019 As much amanuensis as protagonist, Ms Broom weaves her memories and her mother’s testimony into a personal, historical and sociological study of African-American life in New Orleans. — The Economist, "A memoir of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina," 8 Aug. 2019 This case, perhaps unparalleled in the annals of crime, is looked upon by many as a sociological phenomenon of our time. — Los Angeles Times, "From the Archives: Manson Verdict — All Guilty," 28 July 2019 Women haven’t been explicitly barred from entry, but there have always been sociological barriers that discouraged them from playing. — Nicole Carpenter, The Verge, "This infamous Counter-Strike team helped pave the way for women in e-sports," 24 July 2019 The surveys and the sociological pictures left me cold. — Longreads, "A Minor Figure," 20 July 2019 My thumbnail sociological findings: The people in R.V.s tended to have a baseball cap and a spouse, while the people in tents tended to have a beard and a slightly unsettling stare. — New York Times, "Welcome to America’s Newest National Park. Don’t Mind the Power Plant.," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sociological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sociological
adjective
so·cio·log·i·cal
| \ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
\
, ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
\
variants:
also sociologic \ -ik
\
\
Medical Definition of sociological
: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
Other Words from sociological
sociologically
\ -i-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb