sociocentric

sociocentric
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]

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