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-
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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The role of human decision-making, and the sociological and psychological factors behind it, is perhaps understated in conversations around technology adoption today, even as change management shows up as a common barrier to its progress.
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
With its tongue way up its cheek, this zero-fat survival thriller is not bulked up with gratuitous sociological mumbo jumbo or layered with hidden meanings.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray, professor of cinema studies at Palomar Community College, will explore the artistic and sociological character of the film and lead a discussion afterward.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The day that Hujar lived and described, in December, 1974, comes off not as a set of isolated incidents but as across-section, both sociological and novelistic, of an entire world, one that vanished with the early deaths of many of its most vital creators.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
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Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
With its tongue way up its cheek, this zero-fat survival thriller is not bulked up with gratuitous sociological mumbo jumbo or layered with hidden meanings.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Garrett Chaffin-Quiray, professor of cinema studies at Palomar Community College, will explore the artistic and sociological character of the film and lead a discussion afterward.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The day that Hujar lived and described, in December, 1974, comes off not as a set of isolated incidents but as across-section, both sociological and novelistic, of an entire world, one that vanished with the early deaths of many of its most vital creators.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sociological
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“Sociological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociological. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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sociological
adjective
so·cio·log·i·cal
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
variants
also sociologic
1
: of or relating to sociology or its methods
2
: concerned with or relating to social needs and problems
Medical Definition
sociological
adjective
so·cio·log·i·cal
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
variants
also sociologic
: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology
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