sosiokulttuuristen

Sosiokulttuuristen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective sosiokulttuurinen, meaning sociocultural. In Finnish grammar, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they modify, and sosiokulttuuristen appears when the modifying noun is plural and in a genitive construction, as in sosiokulttuuristen ilmiöiden (of sociocultural phenomena).

Etymology and formation: The word is formed from sosio- (sociO-) and kulttuurinen (cultural), combined to describe phenomena, processes, or factors that involve both social and cultural dimensions. The genitive plural ending -isten marks possession or relationship to multiple sociocultural elements within a phrase.

Usage: The form is commonly encountered in Finnish scholarly and policy writing in fields such as sociology, anthropology, education, and cultural studies. It appears in phrases like sosiokulttuuristen ilmiöiden tutkimus (the study of sociocultural phenomena) or sosiokulttuuristen tekijöiden vaikutus (the influence of sociocultural factors). Because it is a grammatical inflection, sosiokulttuuristen functions as a modifier rather than as a standalone noun.

Notes: Sosiokulttuurisen adjective inflects to various cases and numbers; sosiokulttuuristen specifically denotes a genitive plural relationship. When referring to sociocultural as a broader concept, Finnish speakers typically use the base adjective sosiokulttuurinen or its other inflected forms depending on the syntactic role of the noun.