sociocentric

[soh-see-oh-sen-trik, soh-shee-]

oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.

tending to regard one's own social group as superior to others.

socially oriented.

Origin of sociocentric

First recorded in 1880–85; socio- + -centric

Related formsso·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, noun

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sociocentric in Medicine

[sō′sē-ō-sĕn′trĭk, -shē-]

Oriented toward society; outgoing.

Regarding one's own social group as superior to that of others.