adjective
- of, relating to, or based on biologism; explaining social, cultural, or behavioral phenomena primarily in terms of biological factors
Usage: often used critically in social sciences and humanities; academic/formal register
Examples
- The researcher criticized the biologistic approach to explaining gender differences in career choice.
- A biologistic view of human behavior reduces complex social factors to mere genetic inheritance.
- The theory was rejected for being too biologistic and ignoring cultural influences.
- Some scholars argue that biologistic explanations oversimplify the nature-versus-nurture debate.
- The biologistic framework fails to account for the role of education and social conditioning.