sociopolitical
adjective
so·cio·po·lit·i·cal
ˌsō-sē-ō-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 
ˌsō-shē-
: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and political factors
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Conrad and Jill, who are white in the book — and living in California — are Black in the series, which gives their storyline, heavily altered in other respects, a different sociopolitical flavor.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The sociopolitical conflicts at the root of the two protest eras are not precisely the same, however — and in today’s campus environment, students are also sounding the alarm about a sharp uptick in both antisemitism and Islamophobia since Oct 7.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Across a spectrum of disciplines, the Anthropocene touched—and often jabbed—a nerve: sometimes as a gut response to a disturbing new idea and sometimes with discomfort at unfamiliar sociopolitical implications.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Undergarments have been known to reflect the sociopolitical climate of their eras.
—Lisa Z. Lindahl, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This year also marks the 70th anniversary of Godzilla’s debut and Wingard is sensitive to that sociopolitical legacy born of real-world nuclear anxiety.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But if sociopolitical analysis is not X-Men ’97‘s forte, soapy shenanigans absolutely are.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
In other words, the different meaning of similar artistic actions can reveal sociopolitical differences and transcend Cold War stereotypes.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
This correlates with the region’s strong sociopolitical tendencies toward collectivism.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The sociopolitical conflicts at the root of the two protest eras are not precisely the same, however — and in today’s campus environment, students are also sounding the alarm about a sharp uptick in both antisemitism and Islamophobia since Oct 7.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Across a spectrum of disciplines, the Anthropocene touched—and often jabbed—a nerve: sometimes as a gut response to a disturbing new idea and sometimes with discomfort at unfamiliar sociopolitical implications.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Undergarments have been known to reflect the sociopolitical climate of their eras.
—Lisa Z. Lindahl, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This year also marks the 70th anniversary of Godzilla’s debut and Wingard is sensitive to that sociopolitical legacy born of real-world nuclear anxiety.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
But if sociopolitical analysis is not X-Men ’97‘s forte, soapy shenanigans absolutely are.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
In other words, the different meaning of similar artistic actions can reveal sociopolitical differences and transcend Cold War stereotypes.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
This correlates with the region’s strong sociopolitical tendencies toward collectivism.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Sociopolitical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopolitical. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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