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sociohistorical

sociohistorical

7.5
About social life and history that shape people and places
  • adjective
  • /ˌsoʊsiəʊhɪsˈtɔrɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sociohistórico
  • 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

  • A group's status is determined by both economic and social considerations, by its sociohistorical prestige, and by the status of its language.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Understanding sociohistorical contexts is vital for interpreting historical events correctly.

  • Two important consequences followed from this sociohistorical process.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The need to communicate played an essential role in sociohistorical development, according to Vygotsky.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The application of the sociohistorical approach to writing introduces some new instructional principles.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Age transitions, according to Riley (1994), are influenced by the complex interactions of personal biography and sociohistorical forces.

    Academic text (2009)
  • To be effective, comprehension instruction in middle and secondary classrooms must accommodate the particular influences of particular sociohistorical contexts on reading events.

    Academic text (1998)
  • 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.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Finally, Hulbert (1993) emphasizes the critical contribution of the sociohistorical context on women's lives.

    Academic text (1996)
  • 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

historical
400 3.6
sociohistorical
  • Specialized
7.5

Surface Forms

sociohistorical positive

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.