sociohistorical
adjective
so·cio·his·tor·i·cal
ˌsō-sē-ō-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 
ˌsō-shē-,
-ˈstär-
: of, relating to, or involving social history or a combination of social and historical factors
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Many really are the gods of antiquity; others are the manifestations of large-scale sociohistorical forces.
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Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
At best, the sociohistorical drama version of Motherless Brooklyn is an interesting idea for a movie—one that should have stayed on the page.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2019
In a novel that gleefully blends thriller elements with sociohistorical considerations, a disgraced Israeli agent offers tragicomic reflections on the broken promises of the Promised Land.
—New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
Mr. Gutman was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship to research his Mozart biography, which likewise examined the composer through a sociohistorical lens.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 18 May 2016
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Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
At best, the sociohistorical drama version of Motherless Brooklyn is an interesting idea for a movie—one that should have stayed on the page.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2019
In a novel that gleefully blends thriller elements with sociohistorical considerations, a disgraced Israeli agent offers tragicomic reflections on the broken promises of the Promised Land.
—New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
Mr. Gutman was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship to research his Mozart biography, which likewise examined the composer through a sociohistorical lens.
—Margalit Fox, New York Times, 18 May 2016
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“Sociohistorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociohistorical. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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