sociologistic

adjective

so·​ci·​ol·​o·​gis·​tic

¦sōsēˌälə¦jistik,

-tēk also ¦sōshē-

: sociologic

specifically : explaining social phenomena by sociologic principles alone

a sociologistic interpretation admitting of no biological or psychological factors

Word History

Etymology

sociology + -istic

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