sociometry

[ soh-see-om-i-tree, soh-shee- ]

/ ˌsoʊ siˈɒm ɪ tri, ˌsoʊ ʃi- /

noun

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

Nearby words

sociological, sociologism, sociologistic, sociologize, sociology, sociometry, sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious

Origin of sociometry

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

Related forms

so·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 Forms

sociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivesociometrist, noun

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