biosocial

American  

[bahy-oh-soh-shuhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈsoʊ ʃəl /

Also biosociological

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.

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Other Word Forms

• biosocially adverb

Etymology

Origin of biosocial

First recorded in 1890–95; bio- + social

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

He's also a co-author, with Barnes and another colleague, of a recent book on biopsychosocial criminology, and he occasionally uses biosocial methods in his work.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

The DOJ report represents a new frontier in the discipline of biosocial criminology — a decades-long effort to bring biology back to the study of crime.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

“We can clarify what other disease they were infected with and look at the biosocial factors that might have shaped risk of death in that first wave.”

From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2022

One is clearly biological, whereas the other results from a complex web of biosocial factors.

From Scientific American • May 29, 2013