socialcultural
Sociocultural (also spelled socialcultural) refers to the intersection of social and cultural factors in shaping human behavior, learning, institutions, and identities. It emphasizes that culture (shared beliefs, practices, values) and social structures (institutions, hierarchies, networks) are mutually constitutive.
In practice, sociocultural analysis examines how socialization processes, language, power relations, and cultural tools influence individuals
In education and psychology, sociocultural theory argues that development occurs through social interaction and mediated learning
Applications include designing multicultural education, studying health disparities through sociocultural determinants of health, and analyzing online
Related fields include sociocultural anthropology, cultural sociology, sociolinguistics, and social constructivism. Limitations involve avoiding cultural determinism,