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socioeconomics

socioeconomics

1 5.6
Study of how social and economic factors affect each other in society
  • noun
  • /ˌsoʊsiˌoʊˈɛkəˌnɑmɪks/
  • Specialized
: socioeconomía
  • Policies must consider socioeconomics to effectively tackle the challenges faced by different communities.
  • socioeconomics and lifestyle
  • lens of socioeconomics
  • neoclassical economics with socioeconomics

Examples

  • I am proposing socioeconomics as a substitute because it is a social science model and thus an explicit alternative.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Etzioni presents socioeconomics—an alternative comprehensive paradigm applicable to the social and policy sciences.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Should they be based solely on race or also on socioeconomics?

    Academic text (2016)
  • By viewing military policy through the lens of socioeconomics, a more complete picture is possible.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The lens of socioeconomics is a better vehicle to view the problems and challenges of the post-Cold War.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The conceptual lenses of socioeconomics take both factors into account: efficiency and cohesiveness/duty.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Major attention can be given to such factors as culture, languages, socioeconomics, background, entry-level skills and interests, and any other unique characteristics of a particular group of learners.

    Academic text (2014)
  • "None of the people that I interviewed got caught up in race, gender, or socioeconomics to deter them from pursuing their dreams," said Emery.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The careerism versus professionalism debate can also be viewed through the lens of socioeconomics.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The researcher published a paper analyzing the impact of socioeconomics on educational opportunities in urban areas.

How Social

sociology
  • Specialized
50 3.9
socioeconomics
  • Specialized
1 5.6
economics
371 3.5

Surface Forms

socioeconomics singular

Morphology

socioeconomics = economics (semi-transparent) = socio + economics + socio

The meaning is derivable as 'socio-' (social/society-related) + 'economics' (the study of economic activity), but the combining form 'socio-' may be unfamiliar to some B1 learners.

Etymology

The word socioeconomics combines socio- ('society' or 'people') and economic ('money, jobs, and resources'). So, socioeconomics is the study of how people's lives and the economy affect each other in a community.