Meaning & use

sociocultural

adjective·Academic

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Relating to the combination of social and cultural factors within a society.

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Researchers examined the sociocultural factors that influence eating habits.

The novel explores the sociocultural tensions of a rapidly modernizing city.

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Sociocultural is common in academic writing across sociology, anthropology, and education, signaling that both social structures and cultural values are being considered together.

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