sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl  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

sociologically

ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-

adverb

Examples of sociological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bottom line of a catastrophe such as this is not political or demographic or sociological. —Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025

Something that is not limited to the realm of the economy or the sociological or the anthropological, but which is instead deeply rooted in the memory, impressed there faithfully, like a groove in a vinyl record, in the fundamentals of life in a city like Naples. —Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024

Treating that date like a comedic, sociological event is a sign of what has been called our current Great Corruption. —Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025

The answer certainly has a large psychological, demographic and sociological component. —Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-

variants also sociologic

-ik 

1

: of or relating to sociology or its methods

2

: concerned with or relating to social needs and problems

sociologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl  ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- 

variants also sociologic

-ik 

: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology

sociologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb