ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Biosocial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Biosocial is an adjective meaning (biology, sociology) Of or pertaining to both biological and social features.

Meaning

(biology, sociology) Of or pertaining to both biological and social features.

Example Sentences

Man’s so-called instinctual needs are actually shaped—and this may include inhibiting, fostering, or even creating “needs”—by the social games prevalent in his milieu. The view of a dual, biosocial determination of behavior has become incorporated into psychoanalytic theory through increasing emphasis on ego psychology and object relationships.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sociobiological, sociobiomedical, biosociological, biopsychosocial, sociomicrobial, biospecific.

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