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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.
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Origin of sociometry

First recorded in 1930–35; socio- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM sociometry

so·ci·o·met·ric [soh-see-uh-me-trik, soh-shee-], /ˌsoʊ si əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, adjectiveso·ci·om·e·trist, noun

Words nearby sociometry

sociological, sociologism, sociologistic, sociologize, sociology, sociometry, sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious
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How to use sociometry in a sentence

  • 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 forms of sociometry

sociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivesociometrist, noun
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