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biosociality

biosociality noun: the role and status of humans and their social connections in relation to biological status.

Noun

biosociality (countable and uncountable, plural biosocialities)

  1. The role and status of humans and their social connections in relation to biological status.
    • Like Das, my research demonstrates that we should question the relevance of applying the concept of biosociality to every contemporary practice that involves emergent biological status.2007, Sahra Gibbon, Carlos Novas, Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences, page 82
    • Such forms of biosociality depend on a host of factors — among other things, access to the Internet and local notions of health, medicine, personhood, and expertise.2016, Gisli Palsson, Nature, Culture and Society

Forms of biosociality

pluralbiosocialities

Origin of biosociality

From bio- + sociality.

Questions about biosociality

What does biosociality mean?
Biosociality means the role and status of humans and their social connections in relation to biological status.
What part of speech is biosociality?
Biosociality is a noun.
What is the plural of biosociality?
The plural of biosociality is biosocialities.

Words near biosociality in the dictionary

  1. biosketches
  2. biosludge
  3. biosludges
  4. biosocial
  5. biosocialities
  6. biosociality
  7. biosocially
  8. biosociodemographic
  9. biosociodiversity
  10. biosociological
  11. biosociologist

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