sociological

adjective
so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal | \ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce sociological (audio) , ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-\
variants: or less commonly sociologic \ ˌsō-​sē-​ə-​ˈlä-​jik How to pronounce sociologic (audio) , ˌsō-​sh(ē-​)ə-​ \

Definition of sociological

1 : of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
2 : oriented or directed toward social needs and problems

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Other Words from sociological

sociologically \ ˌsō-​sē-​ə-​ˈlä-​ji-​k(ə-​)lē How to pronounce sociologically (audio) , ˌsō-​sh(ē-​)ə-​ \ adverb

Examples of sociological in a Sentence

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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 2019 Forced busing was a mad combination of sociological scientism and judicial overreach. Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 11 July 2019 The new act is, in many ways, a continuation of what came before: Right Now is sociological in tenor. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "Aziz Ansari and the Physics of Moving Forward," 11 July 2019 This view, which conservatives today denounce as sociological jurisprudence, led Holmes to a constitutional philosophy not of judicial activism but of radical judicial restraint. Jeffrey Rosen, Washington Post, "Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and the dangers of moral certainty," 27 June 2019

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First Known Use of sociological

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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sociological

adjective
so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal | \ ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl How to pronounce sociological (audio) , ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- How to pronounce sociological (audio) \
variants: also sociologic \ -​ik How to pronounce sociologic (audio) \

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 How to pronounce sociologically (audio) \ adverb

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