sociofact
sociofact noun: one of the social structures and cultural norms that shape the interactions between individuals in a society.
Noun
sociofact (plural sociofacts)
- One of the social structures and cultural norms that shape the interactions between individuals in a society.
- A city police department is an example of a sociofact. Behind the sociofacts, however, are traditional ways of looking at things, belief systems, rules of behavior, and values.1953, Irwin Taylor Sanders, editor, Societies Around the World, volume 1: Eskimo, Navajo, Baganda, Dryden Press, page 15
- For it is recognized on all sides that man’s ingenuity in inventing things—artefacts—is much superior to this ability to dream up new ideas—ideofacts—and particularly ideas about how social life mmight be better organized (sociofacts).1971, Peter Worsley, Ann Allen, Two Blades of Grass: Rural Cooperatives in Agricultural Modernization, Manchester University Press, page 10
Forms of sociofact
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Words formed from sociofact
Questions about sociofact
- What does sociofact mean?
- Sociofact means one of the social structures and cultural norms that shape the interactions between individuals in a society.
- What part of speech is sociofact?
- Sociofact is a noun.
- What is the plural of sociofact?
- The plural of sociofact is sociofacts.
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