sociocentric
[ soh-see-oh-sen-trik, soh-shee- ]
/ ˌsoʊ si oʊˈsɛn trɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /
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adjective
oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
tending to regard one's own social group as superior to others.
socially oriented.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sociocentric
so·ci·o·cen·tric·i·ty [soh-see-oh-sen-tris-i-tee, soh-shee-], /ˌsoʊ si oʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, nounso·ci·o·cen·trism, nounWords nearby sociocentric
society verse, Socinian, Socinus, socio-, sociobiology, sociocentric, sociocracy, sociocultural, sociodrama, socioeconomic, socioeconomics
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Medical definitions for sociocentric
sociocentric
[ sō′sē-ō-sĕn′trĭk, -shē- ]
adj.
Oriented toward society; outgoing.
Regarding one's own social group as superior to that of others.
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