sociometry

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

noun

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

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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Historical Examples of 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

noun

the study of sociological relationships, esp of preferences, within social groups

Derived Formssociometric (ˌsəʊsɪəˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivesociometrist, noun

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