sociocultural

adjective

so·​cio·​cul·​tur·​al ˌsō-sē-ō-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˈkəl-chə-,

ˌsō-shē-

: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and cultural factors

socioculturally

ˌsō-sē-ō-ˈkəlch-rə-lē 

-ˈkəl-chə-

ˌsō-shē-

adverb

Examples of sociocultural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unvaccinated individuals tend to be geographically clustered within certain communities, experts say, as families with similar sociocultural beliefs often live near each other. —Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

Costa’s film is both a personal lament and an Olympian overview of an enormous and complex sociocultural phenomenon. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025

Then, there are legal and sociocultural attempts to define it. —Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

In 2010, after the initial shock and grief wore off, deep sociocultural and political divisions within Polish society quickly came to the fore. —Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sociocultural

• agricultural
• countercultural
• horticultural
• intercultural
• multicultural
• silvicultural
• viticultural
• bicultural
• subcultural
• transcultural
• cultural
• nonagricultural

Medical Definition

sociocultural

adjective

so·​cio·​cul·​tur·​al ˌsō-sē-ō-ˈkəlch(-ə)-rəl, ˌsō-shē- 

: of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and cultural factors

socioculturally

-rə-lē 

adverb