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

The media, workplace policies and healthcare providers are but a few of the key players in reshaping this sociocultural dialogue. —Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

The progressive Greens and the CDU represent opposite ends of many important sociocultural issues, which could lead to a repetition of the chaotic infighting of Scholz’s coalition. —Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025

Armed conflicts, political, economic, and sociocultural crises, waves of migration, corruption, crime, misinformation, climate and environmental challenges, and technological advances, especially AI, are shaping a new global scenario. —Susana Sierra, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

In the remarkable India, Pakistan, and Democracy, Philip Oldenburg, a research scholar at Columbia University, is wise enough not to resort to such sociocultural explanations. —Christophe Jaffrelot, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011

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