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socioeconomic

[soh-see-oh-ek-uh-nom-ik, -ee-kuh-, soh-shee-] / ˌsoʊ si oʊˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, -ˌi kə-, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /
ADJECTIVE
combining social, economic factors
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I know that firsthand, having grown up without economic privilege and having worked in neighborhoods blighted by socioeconomic hardship.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

They dig into the research on socioeconomic integration, the tendency to conflate race and class, and the problem with asking individual parents to solve what is really a policy problem.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Their findings suggest that chronic inflammation, which is associated with lifestyle and socioeconomic circumstances, may contribute to harmful changes in the heart's structure.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The show interviewed 14 seven-year-olds from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Thus at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, activists and others began to turn their attention to economic problems, arguing that socioeconomic inequality interacted with racism to produce crippling poverty and related social problems.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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