— sociocentricity /soh'see oh sen tris"i tee, soh'shee-/ , n. — sociocentrism , n.
/soh'see oh sen"trik, soh'shee-/ , adj.
1. oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
2. tending to regard one's own social group as superior to others.
3. socially oriented. Cf. egocentric .
[ 1880-85; SOCIO- + -CENTRIC ]