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sociometry

[ soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee- ]
/ ˌsoʊ siˈɒm ɪ tri, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /
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noun

the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.

Nearby words

  1. sociologism,
  2. sociologist,
  3. sociologistic,
  4. sociologize,
  5. sociology,
  6. sociopath,
  7. sociopathy,
  8. sociopolitical,
  9. sociopsychological,
  10. socioreligious

Origin of sociometry

First recorded in 1930–35; socio- + -metry
Related formsso·ci·o·met·ric [soh-see-uh-me-trik, soh-shee-] /ˌsoʊ si əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjectiveso·ci·om·e·trist, noun
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Examples from the Web for sociometry

  • If sociometry was to be a science, it must be worked out without axioms or postulates.

    Somehow Good|William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for sociometry

sociometry

/ (ˌsəʊsɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the study of sociological relationships, esp of preferences, within social groups
Derived Formssociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivesociometrist, noun
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