Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the forces and conditions which create and mold society.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to sociogenesis.

Etymologies

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sociogenesis +‎ -ic

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  • The sub-title of The Civilizing Process underlines the point that the sociogenetic and psychogenetic dimensions of human existence interact to shape long-term developments - or conversely, that the latter are always reflected in changes in social and political organization and also in the basic emotional lives of those that are caught up in them.

    British Blogs 2008

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