sociohistorical
- adjective
- /ˌsoʊsiəʊhɪsˈtɔrɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Walter BigBee offers the reader lessons in humility through a deep sociohistorical lens in which to view Kennewick.
- sociohistorical context
- sociohistorical process
- sociohistorical circumstances
Examples
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A group's status is determined by both economic and social considerations, by its sociohistorical prestige, and by the status of its language.
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Understanding sociohistorical contexts is vital for interpreting historical events correctly.
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Two important consequences followed from this sociohistorical process.
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The need to communicate played an essential role in sociohistorical development, according to Vygotsky.
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The application of the sociohistorical approach to writing introduces some new instructional principles.
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Age transitions, according to Riley (1994), are influenced by the complex interactions of personal biography and sociohistorical forces.
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To be effective, comprehension instruction in middle and secondary classrooms must accommodate the particular influences of particular sociohistorical contexts on reading events.
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At the same time, this aspiration is marked by all the particularities of our sociohistorical situation and is continually being negotiated in and through our conflicts with others.
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Finally, Hulbert (1993) emphasizes the critical contribution of the sociohistorical context on women's lives.
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The functional-interactive approach, which has its roots in the sociohistorical perspective of Vygotsky (1978), places much emphasis on the interpersonal context of writing.
Academic text (1993)
How Historical
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
sociohistorical = historical (transparent) = socio + historical
The prefix 'socio-' combines with 'historical' to yield a meaning clearly built from social + historical contexts.
Etymology
Sociohistorical joins two familiar parts: socio- meaning 'social', about people and groups, and historical meaning 'about history' or 'the past'. So, something sociohistorical looks at how people's lives and past events work together.