sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce sociological (audio) ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- How to pronounce sociological (audio)
variants or less commonly sociologic
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce sociological (audio)
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
1
: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
2
: oriented or directed toward social needs and problems
sociologically
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce sociological (audio)
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
adverb

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Lev Gudkov, of the Levada Center, Russia’s only independent pollster, says that Soviet authorities created a special sociological unit to study the effects of Western propaganda on the population. — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025 Indeed, my sociological research shows that the government has steadily withdrawn from economic production for decades, outsourcing many responsibilities to the private sector. — Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025 The Ukrainian sociological organization also found that his approval rating reached 64 percent in February 2024, and 59 percent by May 2024. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 This is much different from the sociological insight of eccentric motherhood in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Mamma Roma and the Jungian psychology in Bertolucci’s Luna. — Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sociological

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sociological was in 1843

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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-
variants also sociologic
-ik How to pronounce sociological (audio)
1
: of or relating to sociology or its methods
2
: concerned with or relating to social needs and problems
sociologically
-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce sociological (audio)
adverb

Medical Definition

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 sociological (audio)
: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
sociologically
-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce sociological (audio)
adverb

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