biosocial

Also bi·o·so·ci·o·log·i·cal

[bahy-oh-soh-shuhl]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.

2. Sociology.,  of, relating to, or characteristic of the theories of or phenomena studied in biosociology.

3. of or relating to social phenomena that are affected by biological factors.

Other Word Forms

• biosocially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of biosocial¹

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + social

Example Sentences

He is now pursuing a PhD in environment and sustainability at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, where he investigates the biosocial dimensions of extreme heat exposure in low-income and racialized communities, with a focus on desert geographies.

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“I would hate for it to become a formulaic part of the writing or research process,” says Núñez-de la Mora, who is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biosocial Science.

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Wright and others called the emerging discipline biosocial criminology — a rebranding that was complete by 2009, when Walsh and a colleague edited a book, "Biosocial Criminology," featuring essays from leading scholars in the young field.

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Biosocial criminologists, he wrote, "will have to show how the new paradigm rejects its repressive heritage."

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Not everyone was convinced that biosocial criminology was so different from its predecessors.

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