sociogenesis

English

Etymology

From socio- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

sociogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural sociogeneses)

  1. The development of social organization, such as among insects
    We studied sociogenesis in certain species of ants.
  2. The social origin of a particular phenomenon
    There are many theories regarding the sociogenesis of language.

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